Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica commemorated Día de la Persona Negra y la Cultura Afrocostarricense (Black People’s Day and Afro-Costa Rican Culture Day) on Monday, August 31st, a date officially established by law that recognizes the heritage, le...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica now has its first medicinal cannabis manufacturing laboratory, marking a significant shift for the sector by enabling the transition from exporting raw materials to producing finished medications. This facility, located in...

Q COSTA RICA — El Niño, the climate phenomenon marked by the warming of Pacific Ocean waters, has a significant impact on Costa Rica’s weather patterns and environment. Typically, during an El Niño event, Costa Rica experiences drier than n...

Q — Costa Rica is grappling with a sharp surge in drug-related violence that has shaken the country’s political landscape. Over the past few years, homicides have soared by 50% since 2020, pushing Costa Rica’s murder rate to levels comp...

RICO’s Q — The numbers should raise alarm bells. According to the released information, 99,000 Costa Ricans dropped out of free English learning courses offered through the Hello Brete program, a partnership between the government, the Instit...

Q COSTA RICA — Comic Con Costa Rica will return on October 24 and 25 with a family-friendly event that will expand its free activities and interactive spaces. The 2026 edition will bring together international guests associated with franchises such...

Q COSTA RICA — Public sector employees in Costa Rica would be excluded from the so-called “4×3 work” schedule, which would allow employees to work up to 12 hours a day for four days a week in exchange for three consecutive days off...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s public health system, the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) or “Caja”, implanted, for the first time in Costa Rica, a personalized cranial prosthesis designed and manufactured by the institutio...

Q COSTA RICA — In two weeks, on September 15, Costa Rica prepares to celebrate its 205th anniversary of independence, which includes receiving the “La Antorcha de la Independencia” (Independece Torch) at Peñas Blancas and carrying appr...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica is facing a sustained surge in dengue cases, with 385 new infections reported in just seven days, according to the latest Epidemiological Bulletin published by the Ministry of Health. The official report recorded 3,437 cum...