Q COSTA RICA — On Thursday, August 13, 2026, Costa Rican authorities extradited notorious drug kingpin Gilbert Bell Fernández, known as “Macho Coca,” to the United States, where he is facing federal international drug trafficking charg...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican industries have halted expansion plans, paused new investments, and cut staff as the colón strengthens against the U.S. dollar. This comes from the seventeenth annual Business Outlook and Competitiveness Factors Survey o...

Q COSTA RICA — The government of Laura Fernández has recalled its Chargé d’Affaires in Nicaragua, Óscar Julio Solís Rangel, the highest-ranking diplomatic official at the Costa Rican embassy in Managua since 2018, for consultations. The m...

Q COSTA RICA — Former legislator for the Frente Amplio (FA) for the 2002-2026 and 2026 presidential candidate, Ariel Robles Barrante, proposed organizing a “plantón” (citizen mobilization and a sit-in) against former president and curr...

Costa Rican President Laura Virginia Fernández Delgado’s gift of communicating with the dead surprised many, given how rare such an ability is. At first, people doubted her, but it’s now clear she does have this unique skill. This could be a sou...

Q COSTA RICA — In just 48 hours, Costa Rican President Laura Fernández went from publicly defending the existence of a special pension for former presidents to announcing a bill to eliminate that benefit, an initiative that, she asserted, will als...

Q COSTA RICA — The number of complaints about predatory lending  “gota a gota” (loan sharking) practices in Costa Rica increased by 21% between January and July 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. According to information from the Organ...

Q COSTA RICA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a significant phone conversation on August 11 with Costa Rican President Laura Fernández Delgado, marking a step toward closer cooperation between the two nations. During the call, the le...

Q COSTA RICA — In observance of Mother’s Day in Costa Rica, the U.S. Embassy and Consular Section will be closed on Friday, August 14, 2026. The diplomatic mission will reopen to the public on Monday, August 17, during its regular hours of 7:...

Q COSTA RICA — The number of people living on the streets of Costa Rica’s capital city, San José, has led mayor Diego Miranda to request urgent intervention from the government of Laura Fernández. Miranda estimates that approximately 2,300 ...