Q COSTA RICA — The Nicoya Peninsula, in Costa Rica’s Guanacaste province, recognized as one of the world’s five official Blue Zones, is currently home to 61 centenarians and could reach 73 by the end of 2026. Among them is José Flores ...

Q COSTA RICA — Various social organizations, labor unions, and citizen groups in Costa Rica have called on the public to participate in the “Sit-ins for Democratic Justice,” a demonstration to be held this Thursday, August 6, simultaneo...

Q COSTA RICA — The United States has delivered the final legal guarantees required to proceed with the extradition of the Costa Rican Gilbert Bell Fernández, known as “Macho Coca,” bringing his transfer to New York closer to reality. T...

Q COSTA RICA — The Ministry of Health called on the population to reinforce preventive measures against the circulation of various respiratory viruses in the country, with the aim of reducing contagion and protecting the most vulnerable. According ...

Q COSTA RICA — The official complaint filed by the ruling party against four magistrates of Costa Rica’s Sala IV (Constitutional Court) is at risk of being paralyzed in the Corte Plena (Full Court) due to the lack of appointment of substitute...

Q COSTA RICA — A computer system outage on Saturday, August 1, caused delays in immigration control processes nationwide, especially at Juan Santamaría International (San José) Airport, forcing the cancellation of a flight. After the initial anno...

Q COSTA RICA — In Latin America, the transition from democracy to autocracy has evolved from traditional military coups to “autocratic backsliding,” where democratically elected civilian leaders systematically dismantle democratic insti...

Q24N — For decades, Daniel Ortega was surrounded by men who were key figures in the armed struggle against the Anastasio Somoza dictatorship and in the triumph of the 1979 Sandinista Revolution. Many of them took up arms, risked their lives in comb...

RICO’s Q (Opinion): During his first term, Rodrigo Chaves often called his political rivals, critics, and opposing institutions “communists” or part of a “radical and communist” group, using the label broadly against opp...

RICO’s Q — When the governments of President Rodrigo Chaves in Costa Rica and President Nayib Bukele in El Salvador promoted and inaugurated the ferry connecting the Pacific ports of Caldera and La Unión in August 2023, expectations were eno...