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Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:07:15 +0000“Get used to it”: Chaves replies to criticism over the falling exchange rate
Q COSTARICA — Acostúmbrense (Get used to it). That was President Rodrigo Chaves’s response on Wednesday to criticism from various sectors regarding the drop in the dollar exchange rate. “There was that corner store owner in Paraíso giving adv...
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:05:39 +0000Costa Rican products begin paying 10% U.S. tariffs
Q COSTARICA — This week, on Tuesday, tariffs on Costa Rican products exported to the United States went back into effect, as confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Trade (Comex). The good news is that the tariff will no longer be 15%, as it was for m...
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:00:50 +0000How is AI changing electric cars?
Q TECH — Leave them or drive them, electric mobility is advancing rapidly, bringing innovation hand in hand with artificial intelligence (AI), a technology that now transcends battery life and range to become the central axis that connects safety,...
Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:39:15 +0000Epstein Files Land in Costa Rica
Q COSTARICA — On Tuesday, Attorney General Carlos Díaz announced an investigation has been launched in Costa Rica following the release of files by the U.S. Department of Justice concerning sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The focus is on alleged sex...
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:12:32 +0000Can they record you in your hotel room? Here’s what the law says in Costa Rica
Q COSTARICA — Recently, the BBC published an investigation revealing hundreds of videos of couples recorded with hidden cameras in hotel rooms in China, which were then sold as pornography on social media. The publication raised concerns about the ...