Q Costa Rica

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 […]

Costa Rica, a tropical paradise nestled in Central America, is not only renowned for its picturesque landscapes and biodiversity. It is also celebrated for its vibrant and distinct cultural identity, which finds expression through its rich language and unique Spanish slang. In Costa Rica, Spanish slang has undergone a fascinating […]

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 (DW.com) Argentina’s new right-wing populist president-elect Javier Milei has never hidden his true intentions. On the election campaign trail, he brandished an oversized US$100 bill with a montage of himself on it. If Milei has his way, the introduction of the US dollar as legal tender will solve Argentina’s […]

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 […]