The Manuel Antonio National Park, located in Quepos, is one of the most visited places by national and international tourists. Its natural beauties make it a favorite vacation spot for many throughout the year. However, the tour guides who take their groups to visit Manuel Antonio during this mid-year vacation […]
Monthly Archives: July 2024
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QCOSTARICA — For Costa Rica to make a firm leap towards development, it is urgent that the country analyze the cost of the social charges that companies pay today. Currently, Costa Rican companies are required to allocate 26.6% in social charges for each employee, whereas in the Organization for Economic […]
QCOSTARICA — The Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep) – Public Services Regulatory Authority announced the approval of a reduction in the prices of all fuels. Plus or regular gasoline drops to ¢16 per liter, Super ¢3 per liter, and Diesel ¢11 per liter. The price drop is expected […]
Cold-water corals, like those off the coast of British Columbia, are as threatened by global warming as their tropical counterparts The hurricane season begins with a bang: Beryl is the first Category 5 storm to form in the Atlantic Ocean. This storm has been downgraded to a Category 4, but […]
Hand in hand, Fiorella Turchkeim and Andrea Ordonez attend a makeshift mass for LGBTQ people in the garage of a house in El Salvador’s capital. Here, the couple say, they do not fear discrimination in a society they feel is becoming increasingly hostile to sexual diversity under President Nayib Bukele. […]
In an era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) gains prominence, it is essential to cultivate and apply Nature’s Intelligence (IN) for the well-being of people and the rest of nature. Under this premise, the fifth national edition of Mi Reto Guardian 2024 provides the opportunity for students between 4-15 years old, […]
Puratos is preparing for the presentation of Taste Tomorrow, this in-person event will take place in San José, capital of Costa Rica. It is worth emphasizing that this study seeks to share with its clients the new behaviors, attitudes and choices of global and local consumers, a perspective on where […]
July is usually one of the best months of the year for gardening in Costa Rica. Ticos refer to this time as “el veranillo de San Juan” (“little summer of San Juan”), a period of less rain and more warm, sunny days before the heavy rains begin in August. Most […]
I live in one of the knock-off capitals of Costa Rica. Walking around town today I saw three different men, in three different parts of town, all wearing the same t-shirts with variations on the Levi Dockers logo. None resembled the actual Dockers logo. At the largest Ropa Americana in […]
Screwworm cases in Costa Rica continue to rise sharply. According to data from the National Animal Health Service (SENASA), the country is nearing 3,000 cases in less than a year. In the past week alone, 361 new cases were reported. Pococí and San Carlos are the areas with the highest […]