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The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) confirmed that starting in the first quarter of 2024, women will be able to undergo the HPV test.It is a high-performance test that detects the human papillomavirus that causes cancer in cells, with an effectiveness rate of 98%. Every year in Costa Rica, […]

Costa Rica is ranked 12th in the world in the ranking of the happiest countries in the world, only surpassed by European nations, according to a report sponsored by the UN. In America it ranks first followed by Canada at number 15, the United States at number 23, Mexico at […]

The price at which participants in the Foreign Currency market (Monex) quote the dollar has gradually approached the ¢500 barrier.Yesterday, at the close of the trading period for this currency, the simple average of the price reached ¢503.92, while the weighted average (which takes into account the size of each […]

The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) denies that tourists will face inconveniences if they visit Puerto Viejo de Limón this Holy Week.The authorities began expansion work on three bridges on Route 256, however, they assure that the passage is enabled to enter Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo without major […]

Residents of Dominical in the canton of Osa denounce with great concern the growing deforestation activity in the area by development companies that are dedicated to the real estate and tourism market, affecting not only the great existing biodiversity but also putting at risk access and affecting water scarcity. Since […]

The melting of ice in Greenland and Antarctica modifies the speed of the Earth’s rotation faster than expected and that will alter the calculation of universal time on which computer networks adjust, says a study published recently. Since 1967, Universal Coordinated Time (UCT) has been established with ultra-sensitive atomic clocks […]

If you are a lover of Japanese culture or if you are looking to learn more about it, you have an appointment next weekend.The Embassy of Japan in Costa Rica and the Western Headquarters of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) organize the Japan Festival in San Ramón 2024.The event […]

Costa Rica has secured several places for the Paris Olympic Games, which will take place this year, in 99 days.For now, only the surfer Brisa Hennessy is assured of her presence at the Olympic event and it is likely that the cyclist Milagro Mena, who won in the Pan American […]

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT for its acronym in English and Monbukagakusho in Japanese) opened the call for students interested in obtaining an undergraduate and technical education scholarship. They are aimed at young Costa Ricans who have already completed or are about to […]

Once again Costa Rica stands out in different international tourism lists. On this occasion, once again it is the specialized magazine Travel + Leisure that places our country at the top. Specifically, Costa Rica is the number 1 country for those who wish to celebrate their graduation, according to a […]