Q COSTARICA — Every time you tap your phone, start up an electric car, or get online, you’re relying on something tiny: a semiconductor, smaller than your fingernail. Costa Rica was all set to join the booming semiconductor industry. It looke...

RICO’S Q — In a message for Nicaragua’s Independence Day (September 15), United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed that the U.S. will continue to support the Nicaraguan people’s struggle to end repression and res...

RICO’s Q — A video from the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) puts it this way: if you took all three million cars on Costa Rican roads and lined them up, the line of traffic would stretch for 8,000 kilometers—enough to...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica is the country with the largest increase in foreign millionaires in Latin America over the last decade, according to a ranking of high-net-worth individuals. According to the “Private Wealth Migration 2025” ...

Q COSTARICA — Such a beautiful country had to have banknotes that represent it. The ₡1000 bill features the Tropical Dry Forest In Costa Rica, the tropical dry forest covers the lowlands, 0–700 meters above sea level (masl), of the province...

Q COSTARICA — The Costa Rican economy is advancing at two speeds. While the special regime and free trade zones are driving growth, local production—which represents 85% of GDP—is showing worrying stagnation, according to the Second Macroec...

Q COSTARICA — Former wunderkind and former Minister of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT), Luis Amador, delivered a pointed critique of President Rodrigo Chaves and his chosen successor, Laura Fernández. At the same time, he revealed that ...

Q COSTARICA — Heavy rains on Saturday afternoon hit much of the greater metropolitan area (GAM), flooding streets to car level in some neighborhoods and forcing people from their homes in others. In Guadalupe, Goicoechea, the damage was specifi...

Q COSTARICA — A new measure has been taken to increase control over imports from outlet stores, aduanas (customs) detaining all containers to verify compliance with regulations. Business closures, product seizures, and criminal charges will be ...

Q COSTARICA — In Costa Rica, most people have just one cell phone line, but it’s not unusual for some to have two or three. While many Costa Ricans stick with a single line for personal use, some—especially those who travel for work or want...