Rico

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves has a differing perspective on the recent comments made by U.S. President Donald Trump. According to Chaves, Trump was not criticizing security in San José, Costa Rica, but rather emphasizing that the Costa Rican capital is safer than Washington, D.C. This was […]

Q COSTARICA — According to a study by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), a connection to the past is one of the main motivations for wellness travel. It has been observed that travelers seek destinations that allow them to relive happy memories, which is directly related to improved mental well-being. […]

Q COSTARICA (EFE) Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino met on Monday with executives from Mizuho Bank, one of Japan’s leading banks interested in financing several infrastructure projects in Panama, including the train that will connect Panama City to the border with Costa Rica. Mulino announced at the meeting, which took […]

Q COSTARICA — The statement on Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump, in which he listed San José, Costa Rica, among “the worst cities in the world to live” due to its lack of safety, set off alarm bells in the tourism sector. For the Cámara Nacional de Turismo (Canatur) […]

Last Thursday, August 7, the new tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump went into effect. In the case of Costa Rica, the tariff was set at 15%, one of the highest in Central America. As explained by Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves, Costa Rica is among the countries […]

Q COSTARICA — Mother’s Day (Día de la Madre), celebrated in Costa Rica every August 15, has established itself as one of the most significant dates on the Costa Rican calendar, both for its emotional significance and its economic impact. It ranks third in commercial importance, surpassed only by Christmas […]

Q24N (BloombergLinea.com) Latin America remains trapped in the dilemma of low productivity, despite being one of the regions with the longest working hours in the world. This makes it difficult to generate quality jobs and recruit workers, especially in Central American and Caribbean countries. The World Bank has noted a […]

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica has the highest minimum wage in Latin America for the first half of 2025, according to a Bloomberg Línea study published on June 26 of this year. The analysis compares monthly minimum wages in 17 countries in the region. For comparison purposes, the data was […]

Q COSTA RICA — On July 29, Costa Rica joined five other Latin American nations (Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Panama, and Uruguay) and more than 40 countries and international organizations in adopting the definition of antisemitism, which is a form of prejudice, discrimination, or hostility directed against Jews. The International Holocaust […]

Q COSTARICA — Residents and activists in Santa Ana held a grand celebration Tuesday night after the City Council unanimously approved a modification to the Regulatory Plan that limits the land uses of the Lorne Ross Urban Natural Park to those defined in the Management Plan approved by the National […]