QCOSTARICA — The price of premium and regular gasoline will increase between ¢20 and ¢34 colones per liter in the coming days, as approved by the regulator of public services, the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep). A liter of diesel will drop ¢24 per liter. The new prices […]
Daily Archives: May 2, 2025
Banana farming leads the Costa Rican agricultural sector in terms of remuneration, offering the highest wage for agricultural laborers, according to a recent analysis based on data from the 2024 Continuous Employment Survey (ECE) of the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). The technical study, prepared by CORBANA’s Statistics […]
Costa Rican cinema continues to gain international recognition with the film “Memorias de un Cuerpo que Arde” (Memories of a Burning Body), which will compete in four categories at the prestigious Platino Awards, awards that celebrate the best of Ibero-American cinema. The feature film, directed and written by Antonella Sudasassi […]
Panama is making progress in the construction of the first tunnel under the interoceanic canal for a metro line that will connect the capital with towns on the other side of the river by 2028. The tunnel is part of the construction of the third line of the Panama City […]
Tourism Minister William Rodríguez does not expect any changes in the dollar’s value in Costa Rica in the coming months. However, he acknowledges that the exchange rate’s behavior is affecting the financial performance of tourism companies. “At least from now until May of next year, I don’t see any changes […]
The Costa Rican band The Saint Cecilia is marking a milestone as they are set to kick off their tour in the United States, playing at three of the most important festivals, sharing the bill with established artists such as Green Day, Justin Timberlake, Ice Cube, Anderson .Paak, and Khruangbin. […]
QCOSTARICA — One day after it was announced that the United States considers Costa Rica a success story within its global strategy to counter China’s influence on the continent, the Chinese Embassy in Costa Rica asserted that the Donald Trump administration is trying to sabotage diplomatic relations between Costa Rica […]
QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica’s tourism sector has already faced a bleak outlook for seven consecutive months of slowdown. However, the situation could worsen if the tariffs proposed by the United States for all countries are implemented. According to recent data from the Monthly Index of Economic Activity (IMAE), tourism has […]
QCOSTARICA — The proximity of the city and ocean currents may explain why Costa Rica’s Pacific beaches, specifically Puntarenas and other similar beaches in Central America, are among the most contaminated by plastic bottles on the continent. A study involving scientists from the Universidad Nacional (UNA), volunteers, and local schoolchildren […]