QCOSTARICA – With a pandemic of a different kind, once again the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT), is calling for drivers to stay off the national roads due to rain and poor visibility. October brings the worst of the rainy se...

QCOSTARICA – Enjoy the lower fuel prices so that if the prediction becomes reality, we can see one more drop before prices start going up again, most likely by mid-December. Given Costa Rica’s model for setting fuel prices, increases or r...

QCOSTARICA – The Fiestas de Palmares (Palmares Festivities) will return in January 2023 after two years of absence due to the prohibition of mass activities during the Covid-19 pandemic. The organizing committee confirmed that the 2023 edition ...

PURA VIDA MAE! This photo from Puntarenas A Lo Meme is of Costa Rica’s Ruta 27 for all those that DO NOT know it. Some of the comments posted include: “That’s how they offered it to us and that’s how they charged us for it, bu...

QCOSTARICA – The indirect impact of Julia caused flooding in Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, mainly in Golfito, Coto Brus, Corredores, Osa and sectors of Guanacaste. In addition, the Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE)  – National ...

QCOSTARICA – The transfer of the modular bridge located near the Castella, in Barreal de Heredia, to the Cambronero sector could affect trade and traffic in Heredia, warned the mayor of the city of Heredia, Ángela Aguilar, who expressed her co...

QCOSTARICA – Julia has made landfall as Category 1 hurricane along the coast near Laguna De Perlas in Nicaragua, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday. The hurricane is located about 50 km north-northeast of Bluefields, Nicara...

QCOSTARICA – Tropical storm Julia, which is in the Caribbean, and could impact northern Nicaragua according to forecasts, follows the trajectory of two hurricanes in the past that hit Nicaragua as well as Costa Rica. According to the national w...

Q24N (DW) Brazil’s presidential race will go on to a runoff after first-round results showed on Sunday that the two front runners failed to receive over 50% of the votes. Brazilian electoral authorities said the vote will go to a second round...

QCOSTARICA – President Rodrigo Chaves has yet to make it clear whether he will promote Laura Chinchilla’s candidacy for the presidency of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Chave indicated that first he will be explore if there is...