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Fri, 16 Apr 2021 23:17:27 +0000
Former Miss Costa Rica detained at San Jose airport on suspicion of false covid test
QCOSTARICA – Model, television presenter and former Miss Costa Rica 2018, Natalia Carvajal Sánchez, was arrested this Friday, morning, April 16, at the Juan Santamaría International Airport, also known as the San Jose airport, for allegedly u...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 22:57:50 +0000
Carlos Alvarado: “If we don’t give stability to the economy, everything will go to hell”
QCOSTARICA – “If we don’t give stability to our economy, forgive my colloquial expression, everything goes to hell (al carajo in Spanish)”. With that statement, Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado responded to those who criti...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:40:43 +0000
Key Largo: From Brothel to Cultural Center
QCOSTARICA – The building that housed the Key Largo adult entertainment center, in the heart of San José, will have a new facet: it will become a cultural center, that includes a restaurant. The building, located next to the Morazán park, was...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:48:00 +0000
3,157 new cases confirmed in 3 days!
RICO’s COVID DIGEST – While for many bringing back the vehicle restriction measures on the weekends was a surprise, not here, I expected that and even for the weekdays (outside San Jose) which may still come. The reasoning for this is the...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:13:44 +0000
Storm forces evacuations, flooding and emergency calls and more than 120 incidents in Caribbean and Central Valley
QCOSTARICA – It’s only the middle of April but it felt like September/October between Wednesday and Thursday, as the rains continued for more than 24 hours, reaching the roof of the houses in some of the hardest hit areas of the Caribbean...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:38:26 +0000
Heredia Hospital enables vaccination to speed up campaign against covid-19
QCOSTARICA – The San Vicente de Paúl Hospital in Heredia, enabled a vaccination program in the mobile unit installed outside of the medical center to support the Heredia-Cubujuquí health area, to speed up the immunization process against covi...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 03:01:11 +0000
Vehicle restrictions back this weekend!
QCOSTARICA – The sharp increase in the number of new daily cases of covid and people requiring hospitalization is the reason for the bringing back the vehicular restrictions on the weekends, explained Health Minister, Daniel Salas. Starting thi...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 02:38:12 +0000
Ruta 32 (San Jose – Limon) CLOSED to 5am Friday!
QCOSTARICA – The Ruta 32, which connects San José with Limón, will be closed from 6:00 pm from this Thursday until Friday 5:00 am a preventive measure due to heavy rains and falling material, through the mountainous area. The Conavi also conf...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 02:30:47 +0000
Frontier resumes direct flights to Costa Rica from Miami and Orlando
QCOSTARICA – Low-cost airline Frontier Airlines announced, this Thursday, April 15, the resumption of direct flights to Costa Rica with two new routes to the country from Miami and from Orlando, Florida. The service will begin as of July 1 and ...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:22:14 +0000
No One Claims Responsibility To Repair Bridge Over Ruta 27
QCOSTARICA – The bridge located on the Ruta 27 in the area of the Forum de Santa Ana continues to represent a danger to the thousands of drivers who circulate that road daily after a driver lost control of his vehicle, broke through the flimsy ...



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