QCOSTARICA — The national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), says that Tropical Wave #4 will arrive in the country this Wednesday and will bring with it an increase in rains. The IMN also foresees an increase in humidity and reinforce precipitation in the afternoon and evening hours. According […]
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QCOSTARICA — On average, people in Costa Rica dedicate five hours and 27 minutes daily to watching television. For nearly half (49%), the small screen is their primary form of entertainment, whether they are watching movies or novelas. Although there are several streaming applications, 64% of the population prefer to […]
Q24N — The United States just won a major honor: being named the best country in the world for travel and tourism in 2024 by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The ranking is determined by a wide range of criteria, including infrastructure, natural resources, sustainability, labor availability and – since […]
Q24N (La Estrella) A report from the Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe (CAF) – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean – shows that in the region there are 23 million people, between the ages of 15 and 29, who neither work nor study. It […]
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 […]
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 […]