The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) confirmed that starting in the first quarter of 2024, women will be able to undergo the HPV test.It is a high-performance test that detects the human papillomavirus that causes cancer in cells, with an effectiveness rate of 98%. Every year in Costa Rica, […]
Monthly Archives: April 2024
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Costa Rica is ranked 12th in the world in the ranking of the happiest countries in the world, only surpassed by European nations, according to a report sponsored by the UN. In America it ranks first followed by Canada at number 15, the United States at number 23, Mexico at […]
According to Travel+Leisure’s most recent publication, the Four Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo and Silvestre Nosara Hotel & Residences, located in Guanacaste, are among the best 100 hotels in the world. These are the only ones in Central America and one of the few in Latin America featured on the list. […]
A question many of us are asking right now is: How is the colon appreciating so rapidly vs the dollar? Since June, 2022, the USD has lost over 25% of its value against the Costa Rican Colon. No other currency worldwide has appreciated so much against the dollar, not the […]
In a significant ruling on Tuesday, the Constitutional Court of Costa Rica struck down a controversial provision implemented by the Ministry of Health that mandated the concealment of warning nutritional labels on food products high in fat, sodium, and sugar. This decision comes as a victory for consumer rights advocates […]
QCOSTARICA (CTV) When Kema Ward-Hopper and her then-fiance Nicholas Hopper, both from the U.S., decided to get married in Costa Rica, they had no idea that they’d end up relocating there a few years later. But a series of devastating events led the couple and daughter Aaralyn, now 15, to […]
QCOSTARICA — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Costa Rica have signed an agreement that will help improve bilateral trade and investment ties. The two countries signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) during a virtual ceremony. The UAE and Costa Rica signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) during […]
On Tuesday, Nicaragua canceled the legal status of 15 more NGOs, including a foundation of the now-defunct Guardabarranco duo, which was part of the new song movement linked to the left in the 1980s. Nine organizations were canceled for “non-compliance” in reporting their finances, and their assets will be transferred […]
The price at which participants in the Foreign Currency market (Monex) quote the dollar has gradually approached the ¢500 barrier.Yesterday, at the close of the trading period for this currency, the simple average of the price reached ¢503.92, while the weighted average (which takes into account the size of each […]
The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) denies that tourists will face inconveniences if they visit Puerto Viejo de Limón this Holy Week.The authorities began expansion work on three bridges on Route 256, however, they assure that the passage is enabled to enter Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo without major […]