QCOSTARICA – The mandatory use of the facemask on public transport, such as buses, taxis, trains, ferries, and in schools, starting Monday, October 17 and through October 31. This is part of the measures due to the health alert for acute and se...

QCOSTARICA  – The presence of the invasive species known as the “hormiga loca” (crazy ant) is moving to different regions of Costa Rica, as highlighted by the State Phytosanitary Service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Accord...

QCOSTARICA – On October 16, the expedition ship Ocean Victory will anchor in Playas del Coco, Guanacaste, with 65 passengers and 83 crew members. Ocean Victory is a cruise ship with a high environmental commitment, as it produces the lowest gre...

QCOSTARICA – Here’s a shocker, well maybe not so much given its history of corruption and inefficiency, the Consejo de Seguridad Vial (Cosevi) – Road Safety Council – says it has no records of vehicles that need the vehicle in...

QCOSTARICA – This week the super luxury yacht Scenic Eclipse, the first six-star cruise ship in the world – with two helicopters and a submarine – docked in Quepos, in Costa Rica’s Central Pacific. The mega yacht inaugurated t...

QCOSTARICA – The sell reference for the US dollar, according to the el Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR), – Central Bank, reflected a decrease of ¢14 colones in less than a week, going from ¢642 on Friday, October 7 to ¢628 this Thurs...

QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica could become the mecca of accessible tourism if there is political will and the right incentives, while generating more jobs and wealth for the country. This could be achieved through a bill that aims to provide benefits...

QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica’s immigration service, the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME) and other institutions will implement a strategy to expedite the passage of migrants through Costa Rica who wish to continue their j...

QCOSTARICA – There is the possibility that the school year will not resume next week as the country’s national Children’s Hospital (Hospital Nacional de Niños) continues saturated with cases of respiratory infections. The medical c...

QCOSTARICA – The government of Rodrigo Chaves is working on the issuance of two decrees, one of a national emergency and another of ‘Imminent Danger’, to attend to the country’s road infrastructure and educational centers affe...