The U.S. Department of State recently updated its travel advisory for Costa Rica, urging travelers to exercise increased caution due to crime-related concerns. This advisory highlight both petty and violent crime as ongoing issues that could affect tourists. “Petty crime is common throughout Costa Rica. Violent crime, including armed robbery, […]
Daily Archives: December 13, 2024
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If you need to travel to San José these days, you can do so regardless of your license plate, as the vehicle restriction will not be in effect from Monday, December 23, until January 6, 2025. The last application of the measure this year will be on Friday, December 20, […]
The tourist fishing sector in Costa Rica will launch a new project this month. Participatory Tourist Fishing is the first initiative in this sector to be financed with funds from the Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) of the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica. The project seeks to answer a specific question: […]
Panama’s president appealed to US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday to maintain the aid Washington gives his central American country for deporting US-bound migrants. The United States has contributed $1 million towards the cost of deporting over 1,000 migrants who tried to cross the Darien jungle from Colombia into Panama […]
Costa Rica’s tourism industry is on track for a record-breaking year. By the end of 2024, an estimated 2.6 million people will have visited the country, representing a 10% increase over 2023 and surpassing pre-pandemic levels recorded in 2019. According to data from the Costa Rican Tourism Institute, this growth […]
QCOSTARICA — Paola Amador, the only survivor of the crash of a small plane in Pico Blanco, on November 25, gave her first public statements on Thursday. This was during a surprise visit by President Rodrigo Chaves, who showed up at the INS Trauma Hospital, where Amador is recovering. “I […]
QCOSTARICA — Before recessing for the end vacations, legislators rushed to present a bill to stop taxes on transactions on SINPE Móvil, that go into effect on January 205 on all transactions not deemed personal. Earlier this week, the Ministerio de Hacienda (Ministry of Finance, announced its plan to close […]
QCOSTARICA — When Orvieto Morales was a little boy he went to school at the pink steel building in Downtown San José known as the “Edificio Metalico.” After school he would often walk a couple of blocks to the stylish and beautiful neighborhood called Barrio Amon. There he could visit […]
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) announced the start of a process to contract backup energy blocks with the aim of ensuring the stability of the electricity supply during the summers of 2026 and 2027. The measure is part of the strategic actions in energy planning to mitigate the possible […]