Tourism is much more than a source of entertainment for travelers. In Latin America, a region with a great wealth of natural and cultural capital has the potential to be a powerful engine for the social, inclusive and sustainable development of host communities. Here, tourism can generate prosperity in a […]
Daily Archives: May 27, 2024
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Through the Conserve Birds initiative, the government of Canada will make a donation of $15 million to several countries in the region, including Costa Rica, to protect various key ecosystems and the birds that live in them. The announcement was made by Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, in recent […]
David Choe, the prominent Korean artist known among other things for painting Facebook murals and receiving some shares as payment, before the company grew exponentially, was visiting Costa Rica. Thrifty reward It is said that Choe received $200 million for the shares at the time.It also highlights Choe’s move from […]
An amateur league forward was called up to join a Uruguay squad composed of local football players to play a friendly match against Costa Rica on Friday, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) announced on Monday. Walter Domínguez, the top scorer of the Organization of Interior Football (OFI), which brings together […]
Today the United States celebrates Memorial Day, commemorating the men and women who have died while serving in the U.S. military. Initially known as Decoration Day, the memorial of fallen soldiers was first recognized in 1865. Today, U.S. citizens traditionally visit monuments and military cemeteries to place a U.S. flag […]
Over the past few years, Costa Rica’s real estate market has experienced a significant upturn, driven by a growing number of investors opting to purchase properties for rental purposes. In fact, between 2027 and 2024, the average value per residential real estate went from 153.40 thousands of dollars to 196 […]
The exchange rate has maintained a slight upward trend in the country after reaching a historic low. Although this trend is expected to continue, experts consider it unlikely that the value of the U.S. dollar will reach or exceed ¢600. Economists predict a greater demand for dollars in the exchange […]
A symbolic coffin with the Nicaraguan flag alongside photographs of young people killed in the protests against President Daniel Ortega in 2018 led a vigil this Sunday in Costa Rica, where thousands of exiles live, to commemorate the sixth anniversary of a massacre that occurred on Mother’s Day. In the […]
QCOSTARICA — Starting in July, the Canadian airline based in Montreal, Quebec, Air Transat, will fly from Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to the Guanacaste Airport (LIR) in Liberia, two times a week on Wednesdays and Sundays and from Toronto (YYZ) on Tuesdays and Saturdays. “This will imply growth in […]
QCOSTARICA — Using special jacks, the El Puente La Amistad, the bridge over the Tempisque River, is being raised to replace the damaged supports, as part of the maintenance work. The vehicular and pedestrian crossing bridge extends across the estuary at the mouth of the Tempisque River, located on Route […]