QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica has a youth unemployment rate of around 34.2%, being the country in Latin America with the highest figure and above the regional average, which stands at 17.6%, according to the most recent report on the Labor Overview o...

QCOSTARICA – An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 with an epicenter in Osa, in the southern zone, was perceived in much of the Central Valley early this Saturday. According to the national seismological network, the Red Sismológica Nacional, (RSN), ...

QCOSTARICA – The rains of the late part of last week will continue this week, so don’t forget that umbrella, as the national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) forecasts a start to the week with hot mornings and ...

QCOSTARICA – If your plans in the coming months include visiting the Chirripó National Park, and hiking to the highest peak in Costa Rica (3,820 meters above sea level), starting Tuesday, September 6, you can reserve your spot. Admissions for ...

QCOSTARICA – A scientific project with Costa Rican technology is ready to travel to space at the end of November in order to find solutions against the “Panama disease“, one of the most severe threats facing the banana industry worl...

QCOSTARICA – A reduction in fuels went into effect in the early hours of this Friday, following the approval by the regulatory authority, the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (ARESEP), on Wednesday. The cost of gasoline at the pu...

QCOSTARICA – The Value Added Tax (VAT) – Impuesto al Valor Agregado (IVA) in Spanish – for engineering, architecture, surveying, and civil engineering services will go from 4% to 8% starting today, September 1, which is causing conc...

QCOSTARICA – Drivers traveling along route 27 (San Jose – Caldera) will pay less for tolls at the different stations starting next Monday, September 6, thanks to an extraordinary adjustment in rates due to the stable behavior of the dolla...

QCOSTARICA – The 10 millionth passenger arrived this Wednesday at the Guanacaste Airport since it opening. Jake Hubbell, a 26-year-old American tourist from Colorado, arrived in Costa Rica for the wedding of his best friend. He landed at 11:13 ...

QCOSTARICA – The regulatory authority, the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (ARESEP), announced this Wednesday a reduction in fuel prices: ¢145 for a liter of super gasoline, ¢156 for a liter of regular, and ¢129 for diesel. W...