Q COSTA RICA — The Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) or San José Airport will debut biometric gates to expedite passenger flow through immigration control. Aeris, the airport’s concessionaire, aims to have the system operational b...

Q COSTA RICA —  For three days, Johanna Fernández’s 71-year-old mother had to wait in a wheelchair despite having a broken arm and an infection called diverticulitis, for care at Calderón Guardia Hospital, After those three days of waiting...

Q COSTA RICA — A coordinated operation between authorities in Costa Rica, the United States, Colombia, and Panama resulted in the capture of two speedboats in the South Pacific and the seizure of 5.4 tons of drugs, as well as the arrest of six susp...

Q COSTA RICA — Aware that cybercriminals exploit public information to commit crimes, the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) — Supreme Electoral Tribunal — that maintains the Civil Registry databases has agreed to modify the consultations on ...

Q COSTA RICA — In June 2026, Costa Rica recorded its fourth consecutive year of negative year-on-year inflation at the end of the first half of each period. For the period from July 2025 to June of this year, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached ...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica has long been one of Latin America’s most economically steady nations. But beneath the surface of growth rates, foreign investments, and falling inflation, a different reality emerges for thousands of families: livin...

Q COSTA RICA — Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, internationally recognized for playing Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is enjoying a family vacation in Costa Rica, a visit that has sparked excitement among tourists and fans who have had the...

Q COSTA RICA — In the early hours of Saturday, July 4, 2026, the canton of La Cruz, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, located in the far northwest of Costa Rica, right on the border with Nicaragua, became the scene of a violent crime that has shocked the...

Q COSTA RICA — Tourist arrivals to Costa Rica will continue to grow in the coming years, according to an analysis by the consulting firm Mordor Intelligence. The expectation is that the tourism market will continue to grow at an annual rate of 7.4%...

Q COSTA RICA — More than 2,000 taxis stopped operating in Costa Rica on July 5th, after the deadline for renewing permits expired without the government granting an extension. Figures from the Consejo de Transporte Público (CTP) —Public Transpor...