Costa Rica News

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:00:35 +0000
Dollar exchange and U.S. tariffs attributed to decline in tourism in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA — The dollar exchange rate and the tariffs recently imposed by the United States government on all imports are taking their toll on tourism in Costa Rica. This complex international situation is compounded by a domestic landscape mar...

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:48:28 +0000
Good condition of the roads is insufficient to guarantee the flow of vehicular traffic
QCOSTARICA — The cantons with the best public roads do not necessarily have the smoothest traffic in their communities. Having good roads is a helpful condition, but it is not enough to avoid traffic jams, according to the 2024 National Competi...

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:42:18 +0000
The 2025 Rainy Season has begun!
QCOSTARICA — The national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), is forecasting tne rainy season starts today, April 22, with transition to May 1, in the Central Valley. Do you know where and when it begins in your region...

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:17:45 +0000
Powerful eruption at Poás Volcano generates a column of ash at least 2,000 km high
QCOSTARICA – Monday afternoon, at 2:14 pm, the Poás Volcano registered a major eruption. The explosion generated a column of gas and ash that rose considerably above the crater, according to reports from the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismo...

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:08:57 +0000
“Costa Rica: Pura Vida, baby”
QCOSTARICA — Smallville’s Clark Kent/Superman, personified by Tom Welling, is visiting Costa Rica. The actor shared his experience with his followers on social media, posting photos with his family enjoying the country’s beautiful b...

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:59:34 +0000
United Airlines launches direct San José-San Francisco
Q COSTA RICA TRAVEL – Starting May 22, Costa Rica will have a new direct connection to the West Coast of the United States, thanks to a daily flight operated by United Airlines between San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Juan Santamar...

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:54:14 +0000
Costa Rica is hungrier than ever for gasoline
QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica recorded its highest fuel consumption in history in 2024, reaching an unprecedented level in hydrocarbon distribution. For the period, 3.721 billion liters of fuel were sold nationwide, representing a 3.19% increase comp...

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:39:11 +0000
El Salvador’s Bukele rules out returning US deportee
Q24N — El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said on Monday he would not return a man mistakenly deported from the United States as he met with U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump welcomed Bukele to the Oval Office, as the pair faced questi...

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:32:54 +0000
Kidneys for money: investigating a global red of organ trafficking
Q REPORTS (DW.com) Amon Kipruto Mely, 22 years old, thought that selling one of his kidneys, he could start a better life. One day, a friend told her about a quick and easy way to earn US$6,000 dollars (5,300 euros). “I told myself that selling my ...

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:12:52 +0000
Gunfight in Downtown San José
QCOSTARICA — A new violent incident in a known hotel in San José, on Cale 8 and Avenida 7, where the Fuerza Publica (national police) and the Municipal Police of San José, had to intervene Tuesday morning. A security camera captured the momen...

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