In Costa Rica, where coffee runs through the nation’s veins as richly as its vibrant culture, farmers are facing an unprecedented challenge. The once abundant and predictable rains that nourished their arabica coffee beans are becoming as fickle as the stock market. But, like any good barista knows, when the […]
Monthly Archives: February 2024
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Reports from Semanario Universidad unvelied that four fires that occurred last week burned the crops of the indigenous community of China Kichá. This marks the fourth consecutive year that the community has been targeted, alleging deliberate arson orchestrated by farmers opposed to their land reclamation efforts. Greivin Fernández, a spokesperson […]
QCOSTARICA — The collapse of the Pacific port, Puerto Caldera, is no longer just the daily headache of importers and exporters, but for quite some time now it is the consumers who have been paying extra costs due to the expenses involved in the delays and congestion at the terminal. […]
QCOSTARICA — Various Tik Toker and influencer platforms or YouTube videos serve to show how to get rich without much effort and that is why an alert was published to investors by the Superintendencia General de Valores (Sugeval) – General Superintendence of Securities. Be well informed so that you do […]
QBLOGS — Yes! I know many foreigners who are doing it. The most important factor in living on a low budget is knowing how to do it. 1. Housing. Apartments can be found for around $500 or a little more. Larry from South Carolina lives in a charming one-bedroom apartment […]
QCOSTARICA — Suicide attempts in Costa Rica have doubled in the last four years, this is clear from the data by the Ministerio de Salud (Ministry of Health) up to the end of December 2023. According to the data, there were 3,959 cases of attempted suicide, up from 2,896 in […]
What is the status of your case? Last year I requested and received a letter from Tulane University verifying that my MSc Degree in Physics is an academic degree. Here is the verification letter which has been apostilled, officially translated, and duly certified: What happens now? My verification letter will […]
The number of foreigners who cross Costa Rica in search of new opportunities in North America has shown a constant upward trend and each time the record is broken.In 2023, 529,348 people were counted and for this year the broadest projection is aimed at almost doubling the figure. “Almost a […]
International organizations, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), endorse the progress shown by the Costa Rican livestock sector on the path to having environmentally friendly livestock farming, which captures carbon and eliminates greenhouse gases. Within the […]
Costa Rican coffee farmers were once blessed with abundant rains but as precipitation grows fickle they are being forced to innovate to keep producing one of the world’s favorite brews. The country’s lush Central Valley has long boasted the ideal climate conditions for growing the arabica coffee beans, its most […]