Q REPORTS – Latin America surpassed 25 million infections of covid-19 this Friday amid an alarming advance of the pandemic that forces to increase restrictions in several countries and try to speed up vaccination. According to an AFP report wit...

QCOSTARICA – It’s been 12 days already for Nidia Céspedes, independent legislator, taking the floor of the Legislative Assembly in protest against the bill that aims to allow abortion in the country. The legislator first took the assembl...

HQ – Two wooden structures in the Turrialba market, in Cartago, raised the alarm Friday afternoon. Firefighters arrived at the scene at 5:43 pm, with the urgency of preventing the fire from spreading to nearby businesses, located in the center ...

QCOSTARICA – Until 2018, the community of Ortega de Bolsón, in Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, the 200-year-old tradition of the “lagarteada”, that consists of the capture of a living specimen of crocodile or alligator (called by the inhab...

QCOSTARICA – Without an appointment or arriving ahead of time or after their scheduled vaccination against covid-19 caused long lines at the Clodomiro Picado Clinic, in Tibás, this Thursday. Many of them had to wait up to two hours, some were ...

QCOSTARICA – The Ruta 27 that connects San José with Puerto Caldera will have traffic flowing towards San Jose from the Pozon to Cuidad Colon interchanges, from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm this Saturday, April 3, and Sunday, April 4. The measure seeks ...

QCOSTARICA – José Maria Figueres inherited from his father José Figueres Ferrer (affectionately known as Don Pepe) the way of being, the gestures, the short stature, and even the way to hide it. While José Figueres was a three-time president...

RICO’s COVID DIGEST – I had to opportunity to be at the Liberia (Daniel Oduber International) airport (LIR), in Guanacaste, on Wednesday and got a first-hand look at the covid testing center set up for departing travelers to destinations ...

QCOSTARICA – A pediatrician at the Hospital Nacional de Niños (HNN) – National Children’s Hospital –  in San Jose, who refused to be vaccinated against covid-19, got infected and had contact with three children who are now i...

QCOSTARICA – A T-Rex escaped from Dino Park, in Upala, to be seen on the streets of San José. We’re not talking about a real Tyrannosaurus rex (rex meaning “king” in Latin), often called T. rex or colloquially T-Rex. The dino...