Q Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA — As you pay (or paid) your 2024 Marchamo, you may have noticed a charge for ¢25,031 (for a passenger vehicle) for the Seguro Obligatorio Automotor (SOA) – Mandatory Automobile Insurance. But, what does it really cover? And is the ¢6 million colones coverage paid with the Machamo enough? […]

QCOSTARICA — As the year-end holidays near many government offices will close for the holidays and reopen in the new year. And while many will re-open in the first week in January, others will stay closed for the week and re-open on January 8. One of those is the Consejo […]

RICO’s Q — A cordial, respectful relationship with good communication is what Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves maintains with his Nicaraguan counterpart, Daniel Ortega, and with his wife and vice-president, Rosario Murillo. In an interview with the EFE news agency, Chaves assured that he speaks with Ortega from time to […]

Q24N (EFE) Argentina reacted on Wednesday to the first “shock” measures announced by the government of Javier Milei with calm in the alternative currency markets following the sudden 50% devaluation of the official exchange rate, and with steep price increases in supermarkets and gas stations. The new president of the […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica will end the year in a very positive way. Interannual inflation will be negative, the dollar exchange rate will show a downward trend that will benefit thousands of debtors, and unemployment will remain close to 7%. However, the most notable thing is that the good prospects […]

QCOSTARICA — The Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz (CNFL) – National Power and Light Company, a division of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE),  removed the Christmas decorations that were installed in three points of the capital city, due to thefts and vandalism. Archive photo of Avenida 2, downtown […]

QCOSTARICA — The public school year 2023 formally came to an end on Tuesday, December 12. According to the Ministerio de Educación Pública (MEP), today, Wednesday, December 13 and tomorrow, Thursday, December 14, graduations will be held. – Advertisement – It is important to emphasize that, although school is out, […]

Q24N — On Monday the government of Panama made official the arrival of the Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas (INCAE) -Central American Institute of Business Administration – to that country. The transfer to Panama occurs after the main headquarters in Nicaragua was confiscated by the government of Daniel Ortega. […]

Q24N — Argentine companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange fell on Monday, a day after the new president of Argentina, Javier Milei, was sworn in with a speech to citizens in which he promised “a new era” for the country. South American and a difficult period of adjustments. […]

Costa Ricans are well-acquainted with sand. In fact, white beaches across the nation have gone viral worldwide for their outstanding natural beauty. Not all beachlines are made equal, however, and a lot of sand is harvested for technological reasons too. While sand may be plentiful, this underappreciated resource may be […]