QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves was booed during the inauguration of the International Festival of the Arts (FIA), held on Sunday night in the Plaza de la Democracia, in San José. In a video circulating on social networks, it is observed that, while Chaves was giving his speech, […]
Monthly Archives: December 2024
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RICO’s Q — Once again, the movement of President Rodrigo Chaves included a traffic accident. This time it resulted in the injury of one of the traffic officials escorting the presidential caravan. The incident occurred in Guayabos de Curridabat, on Sunday, December 1, while the caravan was headed to an […]
Costa Rica, a gem in Central America, is known for its stunning beaches, biodiversity, and stable democracy. But, did you know that it is also an excellent place to invest in real estate? Investing in real estate in Costa Rica is not just a financial opportunity; it is an opportunity […]
QCOSTARICA — Every December 1, Costa Rica commemorates the Day of the Abolition of the Army, an event that transformed the country’s history by prioritizing peace and education over weapons. On Sunday, Costa Rica celebrated 76 years since the abolition of the army. On December 1, 1948, José Figueres Ferrer, […]
Q24N — The National Assembly (Parliament) of Nicaragua approved on Thursday, November 28, 2024, an immigration reform that legalizes denying entry into the country to people, including Nicaraguan citizens, “who may undermine national sovereignty or represent a social risk.” The reform includes an addition to the Penal Code to punish […]
On December 1, 1948, José Figueres Ferrer, President of the Founding Junta of the Second Republic, officially abolished the Costa Rican army by symbolically tearing down a wall of the Bellavista Barracks. This bold move, following a brief but violent civil war, redirected military funding toward education and healthcare. Costa […]
The Archdiocese of El Salvador on Sunday rejected the possibility of President Nayib Bukele’s government lifting the total ban on mining in the Central American country. The ban, in place since 2017, is viewed by the church as essential to preventing harm to the population. The statement comes after Bukele […]
Today we meet the anhinga, a long-necked bird who’s adept at swimming and spearing fish and is sometimes confused with being a snake. The anhinga’s scientific name, (Anhinga anhinga), gets right to the point. Twice. It’s Spanish name, pato aguja, which translates to needle duck, comments on the physical appearance […]
The U.S. dollar has been steadily losing value in Costa Rica. On Thursday, November 28, the buying rate was ₡506.55, and the selling rate was ₡513.17, down slightly from the ₡505 and ₡510 observed the previous Wednesday. Experts suggest that this downward trend might continue, potentially pushing the dollar below […]
Something doesn’t quite match, something is missing, we feel some kind of split, some constitutive fracture or break. When one has already lived a life, it is necessary to be able to coexist with that constitutive discomfort, that ‘something’ that we always lack, except for specific moments, to be definitively […]