Wilmer Useche

Costa Rica has played a key role as a bridge between Asia and Latin America in a relationship marked by South-South cooperation, mutual respect, and the absence of geopolitical calculations. This was emphasized by Wang Xiaoyao, Chinese Ambassador to Costa Rica, who underscored the country’s strategic importance in strengthening bi-regional […]

The coral reefs off Tortuga Island, in the Costa Rican Pacific, are beginning to show signs of recovery thanks to a project led by the National Learning Institute (INA) and the Puntarenas University of State Distance Education (UNED). This initiative, which began in August 2024, seeks to reverse years of […]

Perhaps the time has come where you have decided that you want to take up a hobby to improve your brain health. As we age, one of the most important things that we can do is take care of our brain health and ensure that we are keeping it in […]

Poás Volcano continues its eruptive activity this past week, with low-density ash emissions, incandescence during the night, and more stable seismic behavior compared to the past weeks. According to Geoffroy Avard, volcanologist at the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (OVSICORI), the volcano continues its active eruption, although the ash content observed […]

He had yet to rise to the rank of Bishop, Vatican hierarch, and global leader of Catholicism, but the now Pope Leo XIV visited Costa Rica. The General Directorate of Immigration and Foreign Affairs confirmed that Robert Francis Prevost Martínez, the new pontiff’s given name, made a brief visit in […]

Within ten business days, the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) must make transparent the decision made by President Rodrigo Chaves to eliminate the “Comprehensive Affection and Sexuality Study Program.” This follows an appeal for protection won by Andre Vásquez Rodríguez, representative of the organization Acceder. The ruling, announced yesterday, establishes […]

Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, declared her love for Costa Rica. In a post on social media this past Tuesday, Trump’s so-called “favorite daughter” told her more than 8 million Instagram followers about her experience in the country. “Grateful isn’t enough. Spending Easter and Holy Week surrounded […]

It was on a Monday, April 22, in 1991, when the Limón Earthquake shook the ground with an intensity never before recorded in Costa Rica’s history and never seen again. At 3:57 p.m., with its epicenter in the Valle de la Estrella, 36 kilometers from Limón, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake […]

In recent times, the United States has seen a troubling rise in political polarization, anti-immigrant sentiment, and increasing legal hurdles for foreigners—even those residing legally. From visa restrictions to workplace discrimination and even threats of deportation for minor infractions, many expatriates and foreign residents are finding life in the U.S. […]

For several decades, the global tourism market has begun to segment itself in search of new niches to diversify the options available to domestic and international visitors. Today, several clearly established trends exist, ranging from the organization of sporting events to options that offer healthy lifestyles such as yoga, chemical-free […]