QCOSTARICA — During Semana Santa (Holy Week) with increased visits to hotels as well as public tourist sites, it is essential that tourists take additional measures to protect their safety online. Avoid accessing sensitive accounts on public computers and regularly track your banking and credit card transactions for suspicious activity […]
Monthly Archives: March 2024
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QCOSTARICA — This month, March, Costa Rica experienced its highest temperatures of the year to date, in particular the first week. The national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), described the high temperatures as a ‘heat wave”, defined as a prolonged period of unusually high temperatures in a specific […]
Two years after declaring war on street gangs, President Nayib Bukele now hails El Salvador as the “safest” country on the continent, but critics say that the price has been high. What happened to the gangs? The deployment of the military and police dealt a heavy blow to the structures […]
QCOSTARICA — In September of last year, Executive Decree No. 44187-MGP came into force, which revised the rules for issuing entry visas to Costa Rica. One significant change in this reform is the longer timeframe allowed for foreigners to stay in the country under the tourism category. The reform permitted […]
A few days of sun and sand in Costa Rica helped Jake Paul, boxer and YouTuber, prepare for one of the most anticipated fights of the year against Mike Tyson, on July 20 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington (Texas), home of the Dallas Cowboy of the NFL.His visit to […]
With the opening of its third clinic in Uvita Tabush strengthens its growth in the country and consolidates its position as a reference in clinical and cosmetic dermatology in Latin America. With this opening, Tabush now has three locations in the country. The newly inaugurated clinic in Uvita is equipped […]
Costa Rica has refined its legislation to address a previously overlooked aspect of paternity leave. This reform fills a legal void left by the “Law to Combat Labor Discrimination against Women in Maternity Conditions,” number 10211, enacted in June 2022, which, despite its advancements, left unanswered questions regarding paternity leave […]
Over 286 hectares have been consumed since last Sunday, the 24th, by a forest fire that broke out on Chira Island, located near Puerto Palito. Forest firefighters from the brigade of the Peninsular Biological Corridor, the Tempisque Conservation Area (ACT) of the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC-MINAE) maintain extinguishing […]
The Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo is on the brink of introducing an experience that promises not just relaxation but a profound transformation. In partnership with the evidence-based wellness organization Blue Zones, renowned for its extensive research into longevity, the resort announces the “Blue Zones Retreat.” This wellness […]
The government of Nicaragua announced on Tuesday that it plans to build, with support from Russia, a Nuclear Medicine Center specialized in cancer treatment and in the training of professionals in the area. A delegation from the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health signed a memorandum with representatives of the Russian state-owned […]