The National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), the Ministry of Finance, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), and the State of the Nation agree that social gaps are widening in the country and violence is on the rise. Costa Rica is abandoning its ideals of human development, evidenced […]
Daily Archives: July 4, 2024
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Boys, girls, schoolchildren from different regions of the country, people with disabilities and cancer survivors have been able to do tourism thanks to this initiative. Nearly a thousand people benefited and the establishment of 30 letters of understanding with organizations, foundations, tourism chambers and tourism companies is the result of […]
A tribute to the best of the bands Iron Maiden, ACDC and Metallica will be offered by the Costa Rica Philharmonic Orchestra in its next concert “Rock Filarmónico” will take place on July 20 at Parque Viva, with a lineup of national artists selected because they know how to interpret […]
Malakat, a mystical ritual that allows you to explore magic through Arabic dances, comes to Costa Rica in a single performance. The show will take place on Thursday, July 11 at 7 p.m. at the Dance Theater, in Montes de Oca, where there will be music, singing, lights and visual […]
Roger Ureña Hidalgo, owner of Finca Santa Teresa, and Ricardo Calderón and sons, owners of the Café Don Cayito brand, won first place in the recent edition of the prestigious international Cup of Excellence Coffee 2024 contest. Being recognized as the best coffee in Costa Rica and ranking among the […]
Costa Rica is home to one species of sea snake, the yellow-bellied sea snake. These snakes are highly venomous, pelagic, and ovoviviparous. Let’s get into the details. The yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus) is known as the serpiente marina, serpiente marina amarilla, or serpiente del mar in Spanish. These pretty […]
An American official said Tuesday that repatriations of undocumented US-bound migrants will start from Panama “in the coming weeks” following an agreement reached with the Central American country’s new president. Jose Raul Mulino has vowed to close the dangerous migration route through the Darien jungle between Colombia and Panama, and announced after […]
Q24N — On Monday, July 1, José Raúl Mulino, 65, assumed the Presidency of Panama for the period 2024-2029 in an event in the Panamanian capital before heads of State and Government, and after winning the elections of last May 5th. The presidential sash was imposed on Mulino by the […]
QCOSTARICA — Last week, on June 27, Micro Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (PYMEs) – Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises – day was commemorated. According to data from the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC), PYMEs represent 97.4% of all companies. Likewise, they concentrate more than 33% of the total […]
Q24N — Panama closed at least three of the steps used by migrants to cross the Darién, which marks the border with Colombia, with a “perimeter barrier”, with the aim of “channeling” their flow to exercise greater control over this irregular route that hundreds of people use them daily on […]