QCOSTARICA — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urges the government of Costa Rica to address the poor condition of the runway at the Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) — also known as Guanacaste Airport, in Liberia, and urges the authorities to reactivate as soon as possible the rehabilitation […]
Monthly Archives: November 2024
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Q24N (EFE) The number of migrants to Panama through the Darien jungle, the natural border with Colombia, fell by 40% so far this year compared to the same period in 2023, totaling 296,411 people, the Panamanian National Migration Service (SNM) reported on Wednesday. “According to statistical data from the SNM, […]
QTECH — Algorithms rule when it comes to buying online. With an increasingly digitalized population, the power of technology to influence our purchasing decisions is greater, especially in discount seasons such as Black Friday. The question that arises is whether consumers can trick or hack the algorithm to avoid falling […]
From November 25 to 29, Costa Rica will host the XVI edition of the Latin American Astronomy and Astronautics Olympiad (OLAA), with the participation of 60 high school students from 13 Latin American countries. This edition of the olympiad is organized by representatives from different Latin American countries, united by […]
The Cultural Center of Spain, the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Veritas, and the Omina Foundation present a series of Master Lectures by great architects and urban planners. They will show us how from architecture and urban planning, we will be able to successfully face the extreme conditions […]
In the last decade, Costa Rica has experienced changes in its main demographic indicators, notably the pronounced decline in the fertility rate and the increase in overall mortality. Recently, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) presented the new demographic indicators, among which the aforementioned ones are included. According […]
Wondering where I was going to get the pan drippings for the gravy and mashed potatoes I agreed to make for an expat Thanksgiving this year, I started thinking about last year’s turkey. It was my first Thanksgiving in Costa Rica and away from family. As we sat down to the […]
Nicaraguan activist Reinaldo Picado Miranda, who fled to Costa Rica after taking part in the 2018 anti-government protests against Daniel Ortega’s regime, now faces an uncertain future. Detained since 2023, Picado’s case raises pressing questions about Costa Rica’s role as a refuge for those escaping political persecution. Picado, accused by […]
My work with camera traps is a combination of science and art. Ecology is the study of the relationship between living organisms and their physical environment. An understanding of the species that I’m seeking out and how those species use their environment certainly has an effect on the success of […]
QCOSTARICA — Forty-five people have lost their lives in air crashes in Costa Rica since 2000, including Monday’s tragedy, in the mountains of Escazú, where 5 people died. The following accidents have occurred in the last 24 years: Rohrmorser, San José, January 15, 2000: A tourist flight crashed into a […]