The historical relations between Nicaragua and Costa Rica have been marked by a complex mixture of cooperation, disputes, and occasional conflicts. This Central American region has a shared history of colonization, independence struggles, territorial disputes, and political rivalries, which have influenced the relations between these two nations. Since colonial […]
Daily Archives: January 24, 2024
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As a kid growing up in poverty in rural Bolivia, Roly Mamani built his own toys. Now a 34-year-old engineer, he 3D prints limbs for Indigenous compatriots scarred by life-changing accidents. Mamani funds the endeavor with the money he makes from selling robotic toys he makes — his other passion, […]
New legislation introduced in congress this week aims to definitively dismantle the Costa Rican state-owned oil refinery monopoly RECOPE and open fuel importation and distribution to private competition. Citizen Action Party deputy Eli Feinzaig presented the proposal, declaring “the fuel monopoly has no reason to exist today.” While admitting the […]
QCOSTARICA — The more than 600 cases of COVID-19 in Costa Rica reported by the Ministry of Health in the first days of the year are within what was expected, in accordance with the epidemiological behavior of the virus, according to Health authorities, who acknowledge the fact, it has indeed […]
QCOSTARICA — Residents of Tibás, Moravia and Guadalupe continue to complain about the strong smell and taste of fuel in their tap water, while the Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA) – water and sewer utility, says the series of tests conducted tests show that there is no evidence […]
Q24N (VOA) PANAMA CITY — A severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship crossings by 36% in the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important trade routes. A cargo ship waits near the Centennial Bridge for transit through the Panama Canal locks, in Panama […]
QREPORTS (DW) A show of power is more impressive if the whole country is watching. This was presumably the strategy of around a dozen armed individuals who gained access to a television studio of the broadcaster Canal TC in the port city of Guayaquil in Ecuador on Tuesday, January 9, […]
QCOSTARICA — The long arm of the law caught with an American fugitive trying to enter Costa Rica. With more than 32 years on the run for allegedly killing his wife, Jose Lazaro Cruz, 56, is now back in Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S., after being arrested in Costa Rica. Jose […]