Rico

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica is becoming known for being a more expensive destination than New York, according to Rubén Acón, president of the National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur). Acón once again called on the authorities of the Banco Central de Costa Rica (Central Bank) and the government of Rodrigo Chaves […]

QCOSTARICA — The province of San José has logged 200 homicides this year and Alajuela is almost at 100 – an unprecedented amount, 2023 becoming the deadliest year in the history of Costa Rica. In total, this year so far has recorded 826 homicides, an increase of over 44% compared […]

QCOSTARICA — A Colombian alleged leader of the criminal organization that sent liquid cocaine to Europe and Israel in the so-called “Corona” case, told authorities that his business is the production of eggs, 20,000 a day on a poultry farm located in Turrialba. The foreigner, identified as Gabriel Lozano, lived […]

QCOSTARICA — The wave of unparalleled violence in Costa Rica, with the majority murders being for hire or ‘Sicariato’ in Spanish, has prompted lawmakers to take action. One legislator, David Segura, of the Nueva Republica, presented a bill to harden prison sentences against the Sicariato. Specifically, Segura proposes to create […]

QCOSTARICA — The dozens of business that have operated, for several years, in one of the most tourist places in Pacific in Costa Rica, are gone. Street vendors evicted from Puerto Caldera On Wednesday, an operation by authorities led to vendors of churchills, pinchos (skewers), vigoróns, hamburgers, fruits and ice […]

QCOSTARICA – With Black Friday, Cyber Monday, as well as the approaching Christmas season, choosing where to buy gifts becomes a momentous decision. Buying online comes with the risk of a product arriving damaged and having to subsequently proceed with a claim And the offer between physical stores, national virtual […]

Q24N — The newly crowned Miss Universe 2023, Nicaragua’s Sheynnis Palacios Cornejo, said Saturday night during a brief press conference that the crown “is dedicated” to the Nicaraguans, with whom she shared: “we did it, we made history.” Sheynnis Palacios, Miss Universe 2023 Meanwhile, in Nicaragua, thousands took to the […]

QCOSTARICA — A Texas, U.S. jury convicted yoga teacher, Kaitlin Armstrong, 35, who tried desperately to avoid accountability for, in a jealous rage, gunning down pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in May 2022. YouTube video, KVUE-TV – Screenshot The Austin, Texas, woman fled to Costa Rica, got a new nose, […]

QCOSTAIRCA — The Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) – elections tribunal – declared inadmissible one of the revocation appeals presented by the party Aquí Costa Rica Manda (ACRM) – Here Costa Rica Manda – after the setbacks in the presentation of candidates for the February 2024 municipal elections, due to […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica entered the top 10 of the most innovative countries in Latin America according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations. With 27.9 points out of 100 in the 2023 Global Innovation Index, our country ranks seventh […]