QCOSTARICA – The re-inspection fee of the vehicular inspections now (since October 28) carried out by the DEKRA company has been a topic of discussion across the country. At first, it was announced by Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves and hi...

QCOSTARICA – Today, Tuesday, November 1, begins the collection of the 2023 annual circulation permit, known as the Marchamo. The collection is made by the national insurer, the Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS), and incorporates compulsory in...

QCOSTARICA – Dig a little deeper into your pockets as November starts with a new increase in fuel prices. It’s not a big increase, given that we’ve been desensitized to high fuel prices, as the price of a liter of super goes up ¢5 ...

QCOSTARICA – Avianca Airline’s inaugural flight from San José, Costa Rica (SJO) arrived at Ezeiza airport (EZE), in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The airline will have four weekly operations with Airbus A319-100 aircraft with a stopover in Quito,...

QCOSTARICA – Why did the aircraft suddenly crash after a relatively normal flight? What of the six people aboard? Who do the two recovered bodies belong to? Costa Rican authorities still do not have an answer to these and other questions relate...

QCOSTARICA  – The Turrialba Volcano, closed to tourists since October 15, will remain closed indefinitely due to a conflict over access to the National Park. The National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) denounced breaches in the agreement...

QCOSTARICA – On Tuesday, October 25, President Rodrigo Chaves and the Minister of Transport, Luis Amador, signed a decree that sends a vehicle with more than one serious (grave) fault to full re-inspection and at full cost. The decree was publi...

RICO’s DIGEST (OPINION) The promise by President Rodrigo Chaves and his Minister of Transport, Luis Amador, of lower vehicular inspection rates and free re-inspection was maybe never meant to be kept. In fact, it feels like a bait and switch. W...

QCOSTARICA – The Ministerio de Obras Publicas y Transportes (MOPT) has published on social networks a series of posters to remind drivers of driving rules and safety issues.

QCOSTARICA – Today, Friday, October 28, the German company Dekra resumed the vehicle inspection service in Costa Rica, openings its doors at 6:00 am at the Lagunilla, Heredia station. On Monday, October 31, the Alajuela station, located in Coyo...