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Tue, 13 Jul 2021 08:02:11 +0000
Today’s Vehicle Restriction July 13: Plates ending in 3 & 4 CANNOT circulate
Today, Tuesday, July 13, plates ending in 3  & 4 CANNOT circulate. The measure is countrywide and applied between 5:00 am and 9:00 pm, save for those under the well-known exemption. The following is the official program on the restrictions. From...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 23:18:19 +0000
Teacher who miraculously survived a crash seeks another miracle, witnesses
QCOSTARICA – María Carranza Céspedes, a teacher at the rural high school Coquital de Los Chiles, assured that it was a miracle of God that saved her from dying in a terrible car crash. The teacher is now looking for another miracle, people wh...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 22:49:31 +0000
U.S. Shortchanges Costa Rica on Covid-19 Vaccines
QCOSTARICA (OPINION) – The United States Embassy in San José confirmed this Monday that it will donate 500,000 doses of the Pfizer / BioNTech covid-19 vaccine to Costa Rica. While the Embassy confirmed the quantity pharmaceutical company of or...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 22:11:34 +0000
21 tourists rescued from Arenal lagoon
QCOSTARICA – A group of 21 tourists enjoying the beauty of the Arenal lagoon got a good scare when the boat in which they were sailing capsized. Fortunately, they were all rescued. All were wearing life jackets and none required a transfer to a...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:26:18 +0000
Canículas will bring dry days for the Central Valley and Guanacaste
QCOSTARICA – Following the passage of tropical wave No. 14, which during this Saturday and Sunday generated downpours in the extreme north and south of the country, half of our territory enters a phase of Canículas (dog days of summer) charact...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:15:14 +0000
The famous “Cerro de la muerte” … Why is it called that?
QCOSTARICA – It was called Cerro de la Muerte (Summit of Death) since for several decades the town of Pérez Zeledon, as well as Los Santos, did not have a road to reach San José, primarily to stock up on provisions. The Cerro de la Muerte is ...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:18:18 +0000
Back to School: 1.2 million students return this Monday
QCOSTARICA – This Monday, July 12, Costa Rica reopens schools after the forced suspension of the school year due to the rebound in covid-19 cases. Classes for 1.2 million students were interrupted since May 24 but will return from this week in ...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:52:14 +0000
Sail Like a Pro – 4 Things You Need to Start Boating
Some of the best adventures are those which happen on the waters. The sky is open, breeze hitting the face right, marine jumping in and out of the water, and the beautiful scenery of the blue waves. So nothing can be more refreshing and adventurous t...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:42:09 +0000
The end of the Castro era in Cuba
Q REPORTS – As thousands of Cubans marched in various parts of the country on Sunday, July 11, 2021, shouting “homeland and life” and “down with the dictatorship” we look at the Castro “revolution” of Fidel C...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:26:24 +0000
Cuba asks for freedom: the pandemic unleashes an unprecedented anti-government protest
Q24N – The biggest mass demonstrations for three decades have rippled through Cuba, as thousands took to the streets in cities throughout the island, demonstrating against food shortages, high prices and communist rule. The protests began in th...



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