QCOSTARICA – Despite the call for a national strike, this Monday there were only demonstrations against fuel prices in the Cartago, La Uruca and Orotina sectors. On the Florencio del Castillo (road to Cartago) protesters carried out tortuguismo...

QCOSTARICA – President Rodrigo Chaves blamed the government of the former president, Carlos Alvarado, for spending us$2.3 billion of international reserves for the intervention of the exchange rate. Chaves emphasized that fuel prices remain on ...

QCOSTARICA – After two days of virtually no rain in many parts of the country and the sunshine this morning, don’t forget to pack your umbrellas as you will most likely need it in the afternoon. The national weather service, the Instituto...

QCOSTARICA – The Movimiento Civico announced protests for this Monday, which will include blockades and tortuguismo, against the high price of fuels. Among the groups in this civic movement are the union of taxi drivers, bus operators, and busi...

QCOSTARICA – The Regulatory Authority (Aresep) – Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos – presented, this Friday, a request for an increase, that would bring the price of gasoline in Costa Rica above ¢1,000 a liter. This i...

QCOSTARICA – The contagion rate of covid-19 in Costa Rica, which measures the speed of transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, fell slightly in the last week, going from 1.43 to 1.21. However, this is still at high levels and that is why the numb...

(CONFIDENCIAL) I’m a journalist and also a Nicaraguan immigrant. I’ve lived in Costa Rica for the last seven years, and I’m grateful to that country for giving me the opportunity to grow as a person, enriching both my personal and my profession...

QCOSTARICA The Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica met Thursday with President Rodrigo Chaves and some of his ministers in Casa Presidencial. “With a listening attitude, we had a frank and sincere dialogue, seeking to unite our ef...

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