Costa Rican chef and athlete Daniel Vargas failed to reach the summit of Everest, he announced Tuesday on his Instagram account. “The mountain didn’t want to. The window closed, and there’s no more opportunity. They’re descending toward a safe zone,” he said at around 7 a.m. Costa Rica time. Although […]
Daily Archives: May 20, 2025
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The Costa Rican Coalition of Development Initiatives (Cinde) sent a public alert about the unauthorized use of its name and institutional image in digital advertisements circulating on social media. According to the company, these advertisements could be misleading by promoting supposed investments that offer immediate returns, along with the name […]
The Spanish Cultural Center will host a powerful discussion on the British miniseries “Adolescence” on Thursday, May 22. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in our courtyard. The Netflix miniseries, created by authors Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, has become a mass phenomenon. The digital streaming show has been […]
QCOSTARICA — Seven out of ten people in Costa Rica are overweight, and 34% of school-aged children are overweight or at risk of obesity. Faced with this alarming reality, the country will hold the First National Congress on Obesity and Overweight: “A Healthier Country for a Better Future,” next Tuesday, […]
QCOSTARICA — A week after the Prosecutor’s Office and the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) conducted more than 20 raids to uncover the alleged corruption case known as “Pista Oscura”, a judge established mild precautionary measures for all those involved. Mauricio Batalla, former Minister of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT), […]
QCOSTARICA — The Municipality of San José, has launched a new digital tool called “Reporte Ciudadano” (Citizen Report). Its objective is to make it easier for residents of Costa Rica’s capital city, to report critical pollution hotspots related to the improper disposal of solid waste. Using an online form—available via […]
QCOSTARICA — Representatives of the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) held their first official meeting with the administration of US President Donald Trump last week to discuss the recent imposition of tariffs on Costa Rican exports. The meeting took place on May 15 and 16 at the headquarters […]