QCOSTARICA – The Costa Rican economy will grow 2.6% this year, after a 4.5% contraction in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) last year. That was the word from Rodrigo Cubero, president of the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) – Central Bank, ...

QCOSTARICA – As of this Friday, ten private laboratories can perform the antigen test to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes covid-19. Previously, this test could only be used at the social security level, but this year the conditions cha...

For a long time, the buzz on Instagram has been more on getting likes and followers, with only a few people talking about profile visits. Profile visits show how many people checked your profile within a period (usually seven days), so your follower ...

QCOSTARICA – The fine for foreigners who overstay their visa in the country remains suspended, confirmed the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME) – Costa Rica’s immigration service. The fine established at US$100 f...

Q MAGAZINE – Yokasta Valle, a world champion in two weight classes, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) female mini flyweight title since 2019 and previously the IBF female junior mini flyweight title in 2016, will defend her ...

QCOSTARIA – Need a free ride to your vaccination point? DiDi announced on Thursday that it will invest ¢300 million colones to donate trips to Costa Ricans over 58 who have to travel to receive the covid-19 vaccine. This benefit will apply to ...

Q TRAVEL – For Costa Ricans itching to travel but with few options, Turkey is calling. For now, this Eurasian nation is one of the few that Ticos (Costa Ricans) can visit, in a mid-pandemic. Even before the end of December, a negative result in...

QCOSTARICA – Given that the delivery of vaccines against Covid-19 are suspended until the second half of February, the Comisión Nacional de Vacunación y Epidemiología (CNVE) – National Commission for Vaccination and Epidemiology –...

QCOSTARICA – Costa Ricans are the Central Americans who view the country’s economic future with the greatest pessimism. The least pessimistic are the Nicaraguans. The foregoing is clear from a virtual survey conducted by Kantar, the large...

QCOSTARICA – Given the decrease in air traffic in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Carlos Alvarado government had to economically compensate the operator of the Juan Santamaría Airport (SJO). In total, the government had to pay Aeris US$...