RICO’s Q — Representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica held separate meetings with legislators from the Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC) caucus and an independent legislator, Luis Diego Vargas, according to reports from La Nacio...

Q COSTARICA — After several months of sustained decline, Costa Rican tourism is beginning to show clear signs of recovery. November closed with a 12% increase in tourist arrivals by air, the country’s main gateway, a rebound that provides muc...

Q COSTARICA — For the second time this year, opposition lawmakers in Congress failed in their attempt to lift President Rodrigo Chaves’s immunity. After several hours of debate, the legislators only managed 35 votes in favor, falling three sh...

RICO’s Q — “Missed it by this much!” is the famous catchphrase from the bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart (Agent 86), which can be aptly applied to the efforts of opposition legislators in their second attempt in less than three...

Q COSTARICA — If past performance is any indication, it seems the opposition will not have the 38 votes needed to remove President Rodrigo Chaves’s immunity this Tuesday afternoon, starting at 1:00 pm. In fact, everything hinges on ‘no ...