For more than three decades, Costa Rica has been a magnet for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). However, the majority of projects have been installed in what is known as the Great Metropolitan Area (GAM), the main urban agglomeration of the country, which includes the conurbations of the four largest cities: […]
Yearly Archives: 2024
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For all of you clicking to see Costa Rican prostitutes sorry….. Imagine a plant that puckers up for a kiss, right in the heart of the rainforest. Meet Psychotria elata, commonly known as the “hot lips plant” or “hooker’s lips plant.” This botanical marvel, native to Costa Rica and parts […]
QCOSTARICA — Failure to heed to recommendations by the Laboratorio Nacional de Materiales y Modelos Estructurales (Lanamme) of the University of Costa Rica (UCR), is mostly likely the reason for the failure of the pedestriation bridge over the Circunvalacion in the area of the parque La Paz, that today is […]
Aerospace Engineering – Not Just a Ticket to the Cosmos When we think of aerospace engineering, our minds often dart to rocket ships and astronauts floating in zero gravity. But for one Costa Rican expert in the field, it’s a realm far beyond just space shuttles and interstellar travel. This […]
This year begins with a drought throughout Costa Rica. According to experts from the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), the situation is mainly caused by the effects of El Niño. “The different forecast sources are consistent in that the El Niño phase would present a strong intensity between January to March […]
Q24N (Reuters) Nicaraguan police detained four more priests early Saturday, December 30, 2023, bringing the total number to 12 over the past three days, according to local media and a high-ranking member of the Catholic Church with knowledge of the matter. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who has governed the Central […]
Q REPORTS — Nicaragua has become a hot spot for migrants from around the world seeking to avoid a brutal trek through the Darien Gap jungle, connecting the American continents within Central America. A migrant looks out the window on a bus on her way north to Nicaragua and hopefully […]
Q24N (Dialogo Americas) The Russian government is financing with considerable resources an ongoing disinformation campaign in Latin America aimed at weakening support for Ukraine and propagating anti-U.S. and anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) sentiment, the U.S. State Department said on November 7. llustration photograph of fake news, in Mulhouse, eastern […]
Q24N (Associated Press) Mexico and Venezuela announced Saturday that they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico, the latest move by countries in the region to take on a flood of people traveling north to the United States. Migrants camp outside the Church of Santa Cruz y La […]
The Pedregal festivities are presented as an economical option with all the necessary safety conditions for the enjoyment of Costa Ricans. With ¢15,000 an adult can enjoy the bulls, special activities in the ring, food and an alcoholic drink. For their part, children can buy a special pass for ¢6,000, […]