Q Costa Rica

RICO’s Q — Presidential candidate for the Avanza party, José Aguilar, got a first-hand experience of the “nightmare” traffic conditions in the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) of Costa Rica. In the middle of rush hour, stuck in a sea of cars that seemed unable to move an inch Aguilar decided […]

Q COSTARICA — On Monday, August 18, IHOP and Applebee’s, in the first dual-brand format in the country, will open their doors in Plaza Tempo, San Rafael de Escazú. With this dual-brand format, Costa Rica becomes the 23rd country to welcome this concept, which combines two iconic brands under one […]

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 […]