Q Costa Rica

Q24N (VOA) Nicaragua’s increasingly isolated and repressive government thought it had scored a rare public relations victory last week when Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition. Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios reacts after being crowned Miss Universe at the 72nd Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in San Salvador, El […]

Q24N (VOA) Cuban and Haitian migrants are increasingly taking chartered flights to Nicaragua from where they seek to travel overland to the United States, prompting Washington to impose sanctions this week on the operators of the aircraft. Migrants take a break from doing chores at the Agape migrant shelter in […]

QCOSTARICA (Daily Mail) American actor and filmmaker. Bradley Cooper caused plenty of controversy around his new Netflix biopic Maestro, of which he stars in and directed. Biopic: Maestro tells the story of the behind the scenes Broadway legend Leonard Bernstein and his relationship with Felicia Montealegre, who stayed with him […]

QCOSTARICA — With just over a month left until the end of the year, 2023 has become the year with the most murders in the history of Costa Rica and, simultaneously, the year with the most homicides against women. More than 800 homicides have been recorded in total, of which […]

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 […]

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 […]