Road chaos in Costa Rica continues to escalate as the number of vehicles grows rapidly while much of the country’s road infrastructure remains unchanged for decades. For most Costa Ricans, this translates into hours spent daily in traffic congestion with no immediate solutions in sight. Key issues limiting the efficiency […]
Monthly Archives: December 2024
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An arbitration panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled in favor of Costa Rica in its trade dispute with Panama over restrictions imposed in 2019 and 2020 on the importation of key Costa Rican agricultural products. “The Panel recommends that Panama bring its measures into conformity with its obligations […]
Feliz Navidad! Is it too early to say that? Nah– It is now officially Christmas season. Unofficially, it started sometime in October. I saw Christmas decorations in stores and the occasional house festooned with lights sometime before the first of November. The park in town got its lights strung this […]
The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica voted against a motion proposed by Fabricio Alvarado, leader of the New Republic party, to withdraw the country from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR). Since the 2018 presidential election campaign, Alvarado has pushed for Costa Rica’s resignation from the IACHR, arguing that […]
QCOSTARICA — Traffic fines will not increase in 2025 and, on the contrary, will have a reduction that will range between, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT). The reduction is because the interannual inflation in June was negative (-0.03%), so the adjustment will be downwards. Thus, […]
Beans, beans, the magical fruit…remember that little ditty? The more you eat the more you toot, the more you toot the better you feel, so let’s have beans for every meal! Besides the fact that beans are a legume, not a fruit, and “toot” is a weird euphemism (and for […]
QCOSTARICA — Heavy rains have caused major flooding in Sarapiquí. According to Mayor Vanessa Rodríguez, there are currently a total of 15 shelters, where there are more than 1,000 people. Districts such as Puerto Viejo, Llanuras del Gaspar, Cureña and Horquetas are listed as some of the most affected regions. […]
QCOSTARICA — Walking from the west side of downtown San Jose to the other side, along Avenida Central, some 2 kilometers, you will come across at least three McDonald’s. If you tour the side streets, not more than a block or two in each direction, there are a few more. […]
QCOSTARICA — Authorities called for caution with certain activities that have become a trend in recent days, such as disaster tourism, an activity mainly dedicated to going to areas where disasters have occurred. The most recent, the accident of a small plane, tail number TI-GER, in Cerro Pico Blanco in […]
QCOSTARICA — In 2025 there will be 12 holidays (feriados in Costa Rica), of which three are non-mandatory paid, that will not only allow you to enjoy celebrations but will also bring with them an opportunity for rest for the majority of Costa Rican workers. The conditions for the recognition […]