Religious tourism in Costa Rica is underdeveloped and, for the most part, focuses on the domestic market. Religious tourist sites are mostly linked to Catholic religious traditions. If we talk about Religious Celebrations in Costa Rica, there are both official and unofficial festivals on the calendars. There are also events […]
Monthly Archives: November 2024
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The recent statement by the Central American Episcopal Secretariat (Sedac) calling for a mining ban in the region aligns with ongoing developments in El Salvador, where President Nayib Bukele has proposed ending the country’s metals mining ban. This news story provides additional context to the regional debate on mining activities […]
A bill proposing dramatic cuts to regional airfares cleared Costa Rica’s Constitutional Chamber, advancing legislation that would cap round-trip flights within Central America at $100.The “Low-Cost Flights to Central America” bill, approved in first debate by 29 legislators on October 8, would limit one-way tickets to $50 and set airport […]
A Guatemalan appeals court suspended on Thursday the trial of 92-year-old retired General Benedicto Lucas García for the extermination of indigenous people during the civil war (1960-1996), just as the verdict was about to be delivered. The appeals court unanimously accepted the defense’s request for “recusal” against the court handling […]
QCOSTARICA — December is the month of the “aguinaldo”, a thirteen-month bonus payment given to employees in Costa Rica. The bonus payment, usually equal to the average of one month’s salary on earnings between December 1 of the previous year and November 30 of the current year, as part of […]
Costa Rica’s state oil refinery RECOPE switched to manual operations Wednesday after a ransomware attack targeted its computer systems, marking the second cyberattack on a major government institution this month. While fuel sales continue without interruption, RECOPE has directed all staff to avoid using digital platforms as cybersecurity teams assess […]
QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica’s oil refinery that refines nothing, the Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (RECOPE), has been under cyberattack due to a hack on Wednesday, has had failures in its computer systems, for which it is “not willing to negotiate with criminals.” “At this moment, forensic analyses are being carried […]
QCOSTARICA — The global energy transition is one of the central themes on the agenda of the G20 summit and COP30, which will also be hosted by Brazil in 2025. The recent study Green Energy in Latin America, carried out by Broadminded, the Research Center of Sherlock Communications, a multi-award-winning […]
QCOSTARICA — In challenging situations, like the recent plane crash in the Escazú mountains, they go above and beyond to provide assistance and support to rescuers and families of the victims. They are the baqueanos. A popular term that resonates strongly every time an emergency occurs in mountainous or difficult-to-access […]
Q REPORTS — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday with “certainty” that she “never” proposed closing the border in her call with the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, who on Wednesday affirmed that the Mexican government had guaranteed it. “Everyone has their own way of communicating, but […]