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Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:27:37 +0000
Panama registers zero deaths from Covid-19
Q24N – The Ministry of Health of Panama highlighted that on Saturday, March 19, for the first time in this year 2022, there were no deaths due to Covid-19. According to the report, the accumulated number of deaths remains at 8,156, for a fatali...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:06:22 +0000
Beer prices expected to go up
QCOSTARICA – The owners of bars and restaurants predict an increase in the price of beers and “bocas” (snacks), due to the recent rise in the cost of raw materials. Due to the crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, increases h...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:56:59 +0000
4.9 quake off Liberia, Guanacaste on Sunday
QCOSTARICA – 4.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean, 80 km west of Liberia, Guanacaste, on Sunday, Mar 20, 2022, at 11:17 pm (GMT -6). The depth was reported at 38.1 km, the epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.5143°N / 86....

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:50:26 +0000
Costa Rica says it will work with U.S. to strengthen migration control
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica has agreed to work together on strengthening immigration and border policing in the Central American country, during a visit by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarad...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:42:33 +0000
Boy crashes into sloth while zip-lining in Costa Rican rainforest
A thrill-seeking boy got a close encounter with a sloth while zip-lining in Costa Rica, as seen in this wild viral video posted to Reddit. “I just clocked it straight in the face!” exclaimed the unnamed boy in the disastrous clip, which was filme...

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 12:26:20 +0000
Obscure traffic violations that most drivers in Costa Rica do not know
QCOSTARICA – This is an odd one, an obscure rule of the roads that until now, well most likely few drivers know except for the 18 that got fined for breaking it: driving in reverse on a public road for more than 50 meters, a half block in Costa...

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 12:01:41 +0000
Renewable electricity generation to reach 98% in Costa Rica this year
QCOSTARICA – The Centro Nacional de Control de Electricidad (CENCE) – National Electricity Control Center – presented the energy production projections for this year. The activity was carried out on Friday in the presence of the dif...

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 08:03:05 +0000
Coldplay in Costa Rica (Photos)
Coldplay’s second big concert in Costa Rica. The British rock band chose Costa Rica to start their world tour #MusicOfTheSpheresWorldTour! This is how the second night (Saturday) was lived. Photos fromSkyscrapercity Centroamérica Facebook page...

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 07:06:08 +0000
More unemployment would be the consequence if measures are not taken to cut fuel costs
QCOSTARICA – Higher unemployment or, in the best of cases, an economy that does not generate new jobs, but remains static, would be the logical consequence of a rise in fuel prices, warn several business leaders. And it is that by increasing ga...

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 13:05:07 +0000
Before Pilar Cisneros, 80% of Ticos did not know Rodrigo Chaves
QCOSTARICA – In two weeks, Costa Ricans will once again go to the polls to, finally, elect their president. On April 3, the choice is between Rodrigo Chaves of the Partido Progreso Social Democrático (PPSD) and former president, José María F...



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