FIFA unveiled the three official mascots of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday, which will be held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The chosen ones are Maple, a Canadian moose; Zayu, a Mexican jaguar; and Clutch, an American eagle. Each […]
Daily Archives: October 3, 2025
85% of the young population in the Greater Metropolitan Area of San José are interested in voting in the upcoming February elections. However, potential youth voter turnout is influenced by highly variable demographic factors and significant exposure to misinformation. This is summarized in a study conducted jointly by the United […]
Elías Alvarado, a Costa Rican journalist based in the United States, announced on social media that he was designated “Marshal of Costa Rica” in the Hispanic American State Parade, which will take place this Sunday in New Jersey. Additionally, on Sunday, October 12, he will be part of the Costa […]
Q COSTARICA — Before even moving a centimeter, the electric train project proposed by Rodrigo Chaves’s government could derail on the departure platform. The plan hinges on legislative approval for a US$800 million loan, and that’s where it could it could derail. Without the backing from the Partido Liberación Nacional […]
Q COSTARICA — The national weather service, Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), predicts that the end of the rainy season in Costa Rica will be later in 2025. According to experts, the rainfall pattern will extend beyond usual end of October due to factors such as: A Pacific Ocean in a […]
The most recent study, conducted jointly by the Political Threshold program of the Institute for Social Studies in Population (Idespo) and the Science, Technology, Society, and Innovation Program of the School of Sociology at the National University (UNA), found concerns about Artificial Intelligence (AI). The survey was conducted from May […]
Although Costa Rica celebrates its Independence Day on September 15th, along with the rest of the Central American countries, a historical perspective suggests that the commemoration should be on October 29th, the date on which the colonial authorities finally accepted the declaration in 1821. Very seriously Cartago, which was then […]
Costa Rica once again earns a place on the world map of fine cacao. On September 23, 2025, in Rome, Italy, the organizers of the international “Cacao of Excellence 2025” competition announced this year’s 50 best cacaos, one of which is produced by Hacienda Dos Lagunas, located in Siquirres, Limón. […]