RICO’s Q — I came across this personal critique of urban life, regional prejudice, and moral superiority in Costa Rica: “La superioridad moral del GAM: vivir en un gallinero y creerse Suiza (The moral superiority of the GAM: living in a...

RICO’s Q — “You cannot enter…You are not permitted to enter Nicaraguan territory.” On this basis, the Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo regime has imposed an ironclad migration barrier, banning, turning away, or expelling 11...

Q COSTA RICA — Supermarket purchases, buying food at a local shop, and paying for a hotel stay are among the transactions reportedly made by the woman suspected of murdering an American man in Playas del Coco, Guanacaste. The Orgamismo de Investiga...

Q COSTA RICA — It is no secret that cancer is a deadly disease that does not pause to wait for medical appointments, lab tests, radiological imaging, surgeries, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. Consequently, waiting lists for breast cancer treat...

Q COSTA RICA — Motorcyclists accounted for 247 deaths on Costa Rican roads between January and August 2026—a figure representing 58% of the 425 people who died at the scene of traffic accidents during that period, according to records from the Mi...

Q24N (Nicaragua) A new Nicaraguan law has sharply expanded the area designated as state-owned territory along the country’s borders, leaving landowners, farmers, Indigenous communities, and potential investors uncertain about their rights. The Bord...

Q24N (Nicaragua) The transfer of nine homes located at Playa Gavilán, Tola, to the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute involved properties that belonged to U.S. retirees. The operation took place in late August 2026, and according to the owners, th...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican authorities continue to monitor the seismic activity triggered by the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Panama last Friday, October 9. The Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (Ovsicori-UNA...

Q COSTA RICA — Vehicle owners will face an average 4.03% increase in the cost of Mandatory Vehicle Insurance (SOA) for the 2027 vehicle registration renewal (Marchamo). On Monday, the Superintendencia General de Seguros (Sugese)—General Superinte...

The important United States midterm election takes place on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Even though you live in Costa Rica, it is not too late. If you’re voting from abroad, for most, this is the last U.S. address where you lived before moving overs...