Q COSTA RICA — An electronic ankle monitor will replace imprisonment for child support debtors in Costa Rica, according to the bill presented this Monday, July 27, by President Laura Fernández to the Legislative Assembly. In Costa Rica, if a month...

Q COSTA RICA — The San Joaquín de Flores (Heredia) Prosecutor’s Office sentenced a man named Rojas Campos to 20 years in prison after proving his guilt in the sexual abuse of his stepdaughter, who was eight years old when the abuse began. Th...

Q COSTA RICA — The man who for years topped Costa Rica’s most wanted list, Alejandro Arias Monge, alias “Diablo”, will face various precautionary measures in several court cases following his capture last Friday. On Monday, the Tribunal P...

Q COSTA RICA — The capture of the main criminal leaders in the Costa Rican Caribbean marked a turning point in the fight against drug trafficking in the region. In the last three years, Costa Rican authorities have neutralized the 12 highest-profil...

Q COSTA RICA — In observance of the apparition of the “Virgen de Los Ángeles” (Our Lady of the Angels), Patron Saint of Costa Rica, the U.S. Embassy and Consular Section in San José will be closed on Friday, July 31, 2026. The Embassy...