RICO’s Q — In Costa Rica, the guachimanes (watchmen) are informal security guards who hang out on public streets keeping an eye on parked cars, offering unofficial security in exchange for cash. While some, through bad experiences—dishonest...

Q24N (EFE) Nicaragua’s newspaper, La Prensa, is celebrating a century of existence, though it does so with the majority of its staff operating from exile and its headquarters confiscated by the government. As the outlet emphasized, it remains r...

Q COSTARICA — On Tuesday, President Rodrigo Chaves signed and sent to the United Nations the diplomatic note officially presenting Costa Rica’s candidacy of Rebeca Grynspan for Secretary-General for the 2027-2031 term. The decision places a C...

Q COSTARICA — Suicide attempts in Costa Rica show the highest incidence among 10- to 19-year-olds, according to the Ministry of Health’s 2025 behavioral data. “In the 10- to 19-year-old age group, the female rate is between two and four...

Q COSTARICA — Even though the latest global conflict is happening halfway across the world, Costa Rica can’t just sit this one out. The oil market, how closely connected the global economy is, and who’s involved all mean that what happens in Ir...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica generated 98.6% of its electricity from five renewable sources—hydro, geothermal, wind, biomass, and solar—during 2025. The data was presented by the División de Operación y Control del Sistema Eléctrico (DOCSE) of t...

Q COSTARICA — Former two-time President of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Óscar Arias took to social media to criticize the war raging in the Middle East. He did so with a particularly critical message directed at the United States and ...

Gamboa is just hours away from being extradited to the United States, as confirmed by Costa Rican authorities, who are awaiting a single document to carry out the historic transfer on a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) plane.

Q COSTARICA — Soon you’ll be able to enjoy a good coffee or a meal outdoors on the sidewalks, boulevards, and parks of the capital city. Paris, Madrid, or Rome: this is how downtown San José will look with this new urban initiative. The plan...

Cell phones are one step closer to being more dangerous than walking at night in a dangerous neighborhood in Costa Rica