RICO’s Q — In Costa Rica, after 10 p.m., advancing on a red light is not a traffic violation. But there are some important details behind this. This unusual traffic law mainly exists to prevent crime. In cities like San José, stopping at emp...

Q COSTARICA — This year, Costa Rica is facing a growing wave of digital scams via SMS messages. Institutions such as the Consejo Nacional de Viabilidad (COSEVI) have warned about fake messages circulating that misuse their name, while banks report...

Pulperías are small grocery stores that form the economic and social core of rural villages in Costa Rica. They stand as far more than just a small grocery store. These modest shops, family-run businesses, often tucked into a corner of a village str...

Q COSTARICA — Mayuli Ortega Guzmán, a legislator of the ruling Partido Pueblo Soberano (PPSO), introduced a bill that seeks to establish prison sentences for drivers involved in a traffic accident who fail to “stop, provide assistance to inj...

Q COSTARICA — Current market conditions could allow remittance companies to be used to launder millions of dollars from illegal activities, according to the General Superintendency of Financial Entities (SUGEF). These types of companies have diffic...

Q COSTARICA — The expansion of Ruta 27 (San José – Caldera) is slated to begin its first phase in 2027, according to Efraím Zeledón, Minister of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT). Currently, the government is advancing in negotiations...

Q COSTARICA — For the first time, Costa Rica was promoted as a tourist destination at an official Formula 1 race. On Sunday, fans of the sport in Montreal, Canada, not only experienced the excitement of the competition but also got a glimpse of Cos...

Q COSTARICA — In the first five months of the year, the dollar exchange rate has lost almost 50 colones in value, according to records from the Central Bank’s Foreign Exchange Market (Monex). On January 1st, the US dollar closed at 497.07 col...

Q COSTARICA — The expansion of Juan Santamaría (San José) International Airport has, for now, shelved the project for a passenger terminal in Orotina, as formally proposed during the administration of former President Luis Guillermo Solís (2014-...

Q24N — The indictment filed by the Trump administration against Raúl Castro for the murder of U.S. citizens during the downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes in 1996 could have direct implications for the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario ...