Costa Rica lost a sixth consecutive game against neighbors Panama on Thursday night thanks to a solitary goal from José Fajardo in the first leg of the CONCACAF Nations League quarter-finals. In team news, interim head coach Claudio Vivas made two changes from last month’s 3-0 victory over Guatemala, with […]
Monthly Archives: November 2024
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QCOSTARICA — President Rodrigo Chaves’ anti-corruption agenda, which became one of the distinctive elements of his election campaign, seems completely relegated in the legislative arena, two-thirds of the way through his administration. Although it was one of the relevant issues of his electoral promise, placed in the fourth point of […]
OP-ED by Barbara Steenstrup — Over but not over – do we grieve, do we shout, do we hibernate? For any readers who have been reading op-eds by me and other articles about we U.S. citizens living in Costa Rica, and members of Democrats Abroad, you know that I voted […]
RICO’s Q – As I sit at my computer updating the Q, it is 4:34 am and it is raining cats and dogs out there. It is unusual to be raining at this hour. But it is. The river in my backyard is roaring. If you’re anything like me, and […]
The annual climate change conference (COP29) opened this Monday in Baku with calls for global cooperation, under the impact of Donald Trump’s electoral victory in the United States. The annual climate summit, under the auspices of the UN, is taking place as the world is heading towards breaking another temperature […]
It is not necessary to be rich to be eligible for a Golden Visa. Although many people opt for traditional investments like real estate, there are other ways to obtain this coveted visa. Volunteering as a way to obtain a Golden Visa Volunteering can pave the way to obtaining a […]
Eleven people have died in Panama due to storms that, over the last twelve days, have caused over 100 million dollars in losses from flooding and infrastructure collapse, the Panamanian government reported on Thursday. “Eleven Panamanians have lost their lives in this situation, more than 1,000 families have been directly […]
Lovers of nighttime shows and astronomy will be able to appreciate the fourth and final supermoon of 2024, visible on November 14 from the constellation Aries, digital media highlight today. This is the so-called Beaver Moon that closes the cycle of these supermoons in 2024. The previous ones happened in […]
The dream of a unified Central America, a single nation spanning the heart of the isthmus, was a fleeting vision that emerged in the early 19th century. It was a time of great upheaval, as the region sought to break free from the shackles of Spanish colonial rule. The seeds […]
Costa Rica is facing another round of heavy rainfall as Tropical Depression 19, now circulating in the Caribbean Sea, moves closer to the country. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) has warned that, combined with the Intertropical Convergence Zone, the cyclone will cause ongoing stormy conditions, bringing persistent rain, high winds, […]