QCOSTARICA — A historic medical intervention performed for the first time in the country at the Hospital CIMA in San José has transformed the life of a young mother and has put Costa Rica on the map of medical innovation. This is the first cranial reconstruction procedure using a locally […]
Yearly Archives: 2025
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QCOSTARICA — Welcome to the “new” dry season in Costa Rica, characterized by sun, heat, and occasional rain. Interestingly, these weather conditions are consistent with those typically seen during the rainy season. Um! According to the national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), forecast for this Wednesday, January 8, […]
As of January 8, 2025, all Costa Ricans planning to visit the United Kingdom will need to comply with a crucial new regulation: obtaining an Electronic Travel Authorization, known as a UK ETA. Failure to obtain this permit could result in the impossibility of boarding their flight to this European […]
A year ago, a forest fire devoured Chile’s largest botanical garden. With the start of summer in the southern hemisphere, this century-old park began to adapt by planting thousands of native, less combustible trees. Ninety percent of the 400 hectares of the Viña del Mar National Botanical Garden, 120 km […]
US lawmakers voted Tuesday to expand pre-trial incarceration for foreign criminal suspects as a new Congress unified under Republican control works to deliver on Donald Trump’s vow to crack down on illegal immigration. The Laken Riley Act — which calls for the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes […]
According to the Vital Statistics 2023 on population, births, deaths and marriages, published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) last November, 50,205 births were registered in Costa Rica during that year. Of the total, 25,507 were men and 24,698 were women. According to this report, the crude […]
Costa Rica aims to grow its tourism industry this year. The Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) has two key objectives: to enhance the tourism product and diversify the international promotion of Costa Rica. Among the projects planned for this year to improve the Costa Rican tourism product is the inauguration […]
Customs and traditions are passed down from generation to generation, and despite the fact that globalization is wreaking havoc on world society, with the loss of identity, in Santa Cruz the situation is different, because the more they resemble yesterday, the happier they are. Gastronomy, music, bull riding, folkloric dances, […]
Spend a little time in Costa Rica, and you’ll quickly realize it is a country that plays by its own rules and has some pretty unique sayings. It may be known as the land of Pura Vida but sometimes all the “tiquismos“ can have you feeling pura loco trying to […]
Gal Gadot, recognized worldwide for her role as Wonder Woman, chose Costa Rica as her destination to enjoy the end of the year. According to information confirmed by the General Directorate of Migration and Immigration, the Israeli actress and model entered the country on the past December 19 and left […]