Q COSTARICA — A vacation photo stop in Costa Rica nearly turned tragic when hikers at a scenic lookout heard what they described as “a very silent hiss” — and then watched a snake strike at them. The bite missed, but commenters said t...

RICO’s Q — I heard Paul McCartney’s new song “First Star Of The Night” for the first time last night, and I couldn’t stop thinking about one thing: the rain. Specifically, the rain from Costa Rica — and yes, thatR...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica is once again capturing international attention, becoming the cover star of the June issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK). The cover, in both print and digital versions, features a photograph of Punta Catedral, locat...

Q24N — Last week, the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo once again confirmed, without admitting it, one of the practices most denounced by human rights organizations: the forced disappearance of political prisoners. First, they showed Ang...

Q COSTARICA — Brooklyn Rivera, a historic leader of the Miskito people and president of the indigenous Yatama party, died on May 30, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in a Managua hospital, according to the Nicaraguan government. Brooklyn Rivera had been detained...

Q COSTARICA — Dekra, the German company in charge of vehicle inspections (RTV) in Costa Rica, filed a criminal complaint with the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) in early March against a group of employees at its Ciudad Quesada (San Carl...

Q24N — Confirmed! According to the results of the May 31, 2026, presidential elections in Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella (far-right) and Iván Cepeda (left-wing, Historical Pact) were the two candidates with the most votes and will face each ot...

Q COSTARICA — Immigration Police rescued eight women victims of sexual exploitation at a brothel in San Jorge de San Carlos that had been raided six years prior, in 2020, but continued operating. In the raid that took place on Thursday night, a wom...

Q24N — More than 41 million Colombians are eligible to vote in the first round of the presidential elections this Sunday, May 31, 2026, a process that will determine who will occupy the Presidency of the Republic during the 2026-2030 constitutiona...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica doesn’t mess around when it comes to the “Pensión Alimentaria” — the legal obligation to financially support qualifying family members, whether that’s your children, your spouse, or in some cases,...