The French basketball star, Victor Wembanyama, arrived in Costa Rica for a vacation, according to Immigration records, and images of him circulated on social networks at the El Avión restaurant in Manuel Antonio, Quepos. The images show him leaving the place and also in a photo that the 20-year-old French […]
Daily Archives: August 23, 2024
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If a national or international tourist, as well as a tourism entrepreneur, is far from San José and needs a service or help from the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), they no longer have to come to the capital to the headquarters in La Uruca. For your ease, attention and […]
The granting of logging permits in the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, has involved a great deal of investigation by judicial authorities. Luis Diego Hernández, the coordinating prosecutor of the Adjunct Environmental Prosecutor’s Office, believes that the case revolves around benefiting private interests in a protected area. In addition, he believes that […]
The Costa Rican surfer secured her spot in the last stage of the competition, the Lexus WSL Finals, to be held in November in California. Only the top 5 surfers will compete in this tournament. The athlete began her participation in the competition this past Wednesday. Her score was not […]
Costa Rica’s tourism sector is experiencing significant growth, contributing substantially to the country’s economy and job market, according to recent data from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). Between the first and second quarters of this year, the tourism industry created approximately 15,253 new jobs, increasing the sector’s […]
QCOSTARICA — It’s been more than 60 years since a ring road (Carretera de Circunvalación or Ruta 39) was proposed and some 45 years since construction began in 1979, the dream of having a ring road that would avoid entering the center of the capital, specifically the central district, will […]
QCOSTARICA — “Who wants to carry bunches of bananas rather than go to work in a microprocessor factory producing the world’s most in-demand technology?” That was Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves’ question to young Ticos (Costa Ricans), last March, while visiting a region of the country that has a large […]
In a move that has drawn widespread criticism, the Nicaraguan government has ordered churches and religious organizations to pay income taxes, effectively revoking their previous tax exemptions. This decision, announced in an official statement on Thursday, comes alongside the forced closure of more than 150 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), further intensifying […]