Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica’s immigration service, the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGMR), refuted the belief that the majority of foreign nationals living in Costa Rica are in the country illegally and are overburdening the ...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s immigration authorities say they cannot remove groups of Venezuelan nationals who ask for money or sell products on public roads because many have pending asylum applications that grant them legal protection. Omer Badi...

Q COSTA RICA — The Constitutional Court, also known as Sala IV, unanimously endorsed a reform to Article 36 of Costa Rica’s Constitution that limits the right of family members to decline to testify in proceedings involving sexual offenses ag...

Q COSTA RICA — The Rincón de la Vieja volcano, an active volcanic complex 1,916 meters high located in the province of Guanacaste, erupted again early Wednesday morning, sending a plume rising up to 2,000 meters above the crater. According to the...

Q 24N — Photographs of Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez smiling alongside U.S. President Donald Trump have prompted frustration among Venezuelans who fear that the prospect of democratic change is being pushed aside in favor of energy ...

RICO’S Q —Costa Rican President Laura Fernández, during a joint press conference on Tuesday in Barranquilla with Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, generated significant media coverage by using the word “basura” (garba...

Q COSTA RICA — The death of Costa Rican Carlos Josué Marchena Marchena—who died while in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities—sparked a confrontation on Monday, September 21, among the legislative blocs of Costa Rica’s Legislative...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica has once again appeared in an international ranking that analyzes living conditions and opportunities offered by various countries to those considering establishing residence outside their home country. The country ranked ...

Q COSTA RICA — Cuba, Costa Rica, and the rupture of their diplomatic relations became the center of a dispute after Cuba claimed it never received formal notification from Costa Rica, despite the closure of both embassies announced in March and the...

Q COSTA RICA —Fertility in Costa Rica is projected to reach 1.12 children per woman in 2026, down from the previously forecast 1.20. This estimate comes from the Central American Population Center at the University of Costa Rica (UCR). The Civil Re...