Today, Sunday, May 28, only EVENS can circulate. The measure is countrywide and applied between 5:00 am and 9:00 pm, save for those under the well-known exemption. Starting Wednesday, May 19 and to May 30, daytime driving is restricted to one day onl...

QCOSTARICA (HQ) – An American was killed and his female friend was injured when, apparently, the woman’s ex-husband or ex-boyfriend attacked them. The event occurred in Herradura de Puntarenas, at around 7 am, Friday, May 14, 2021. As rep...

EXPAT FOCUS – Tourists who arrived in Costa Rica last year, but due to the pandemic resulting in canceled flights and restricted borders in some countries, they remained in Costa Rica beyond their authorized stay. For this, the immigration serv...

QCOSTARICA – A new system of 18 web cameras now monitor border posts in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, and allows for integrated regional management. The system, installed by the SIECA – Secretaría de Int...

Today, Saturday, May 29, only ODDS can circulate. The measure is countrywide and applied between 5:00 am and 9:00 pm, save for those under the well-known exemption. Starting Wednesday, May 19 and to May 30, daytime driving is restricted to one day on...

OP-ED By Rodolfo Solano Quirós, Costa Rica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. Costa Rica is celebrating its Bicentenary of Independence in 2021. After signing the 1821 Act of Independence, our country has been characterized from the start for its ...

QCOSTARICA – If people flock to the beaches during the mid-term holidays, which run from June 28 to July 9, it is very likely that Costa Rica will again suffer the so-called “Semana Santa” effect, whose hangover is still strong pressure on ...

Q24N – “Today is a special day,” said Alma Barragan with excitement in a video she shared with her supporters. The video extended an invitation to a campaign event in the city of Moroleon in central Mexico on Tuesday. It was to be t...

Q24N – More than a dozen people were killed in a remote area of central Peru known for coca production, authorities said on Monday, accusing the Shining Path rebel group. The killings came just two weeks ahead of the presidential runoff electio...

QCOSTARICA – In a press release, the U.S. Department of State, confirmed that U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel on June 1-2 to San José, Costa Rica, where he will engage with senior leaders from Central America, Mexico, and...