Q Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA — Greater dynamism in foreign direct investment (FDi), especially in the industrial sector, tourism, and the boom in housing in Guanacaste, will consolidate the recovery of the real estate sector during the end of the year and in 2025. And developers are optimistic that the long-awaited post-pandemic recovery that […]

QCOSTARICA — Take note that the United States Embassy and Consular Section in San José, Costa Rica, will be closed next Monday, October 14, commemorating Columbus Day. The U.S. federal holiday commemorates explorer Christopher Columbus’ landing in the New World on October 12, 1492. Although his explorations were financed by […]

QCOSTARICA — After six years of its last participation, Costa Rican cinema returns to Korea this month, with participation in the Busan International Film Festival; to be held from October 2 to 11, and the Busan Latin Film Festival 2024, from October 17 to 20. In the two events, national […]

QCOSTARICA — The variation in the prices of goods and services continued to show a downward trend, reaching -0.14%, moving further away from the Central Bank’s target, according to data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) – National Institute of Statistics and Census. This result marks a […]

QCOSTARICA — On the first anniversary of the start of the most brutal offensive by the State of Israel against the Palestinian population, especially in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Costa Rican activists demonstrated in the streets, in the Legislative Assembly and at official events to demand a […]

QCOSTARICA — The 7% growth in exports of goods in the cumulative January – August 2024 is not the only reference to the good export performance of Costa Rica. According to information from Trade Map – database of the International Trade Center (ITC) – Costa Rica is among the first […]

OP-ED by Barbara Steenstrup – In case you are a US citizen in Costa Rica who has still not voted, the following scenario should energize you to vote immediately – especially if you prefer Kamala Harris and Tim Walz over their opponents. The Presidential election in the United States is […]

QCOSTARICA — In 1960 began the discussion on the idea of a ring road, known as a circunvalación, around San Jose. When the idea was born, the country had an official population of 1.2 million and the exchange rate was ¢6 colones to one US dollar. “It will be a […]

QCOSTARICA — With just a few months to the end of the year, Costa Rica is on track to report the lowest seizure of illegal drugs in the last decade, according to data from the Ministry of Public Security, which includes the Drug Control Police (PCD). By mid-September, the country […]

QCOSTARICA – On Friday the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios (Aresep) approved a drop in fuels that will go into effect this week, following the publication in the national newsletter, La Gaceta. Expected in the coming days are a drop of ¢20 colones for a liter of super and ¢21 […]