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Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:02:43 +0000
Festival of Light brings closures and regulated access to San José city
Q COSTARICA — Planning to be in San José this weekend? The San José Municipality’s Festival de la Luz is happening on Saturday, but the parade floats will start rolling along Paseo Colón from 10 pm on Friday. The first three blocks of Pase...

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:47:38 +0000
Poás Volcano records 24 recent earthquakes and maintains active surface magma
Q COSTARICA — The Poás volcano registered 24 volcano-tectonic earthquakes between December 3 and 4, a number higher than what is considered normal, as confirmed by the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico (OVSICORI)—Volcanological and Seis...

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:34:12 +0000
Vote to lift President Chaves’s immunity will be on December 16
Q COSTARICA —In one week, on December 16, the Legislative Assembly will vote on the report recommending lifting President Rodrigo Chaves’s immunity. Pilar Cisneros, head of the ruling party’s legislative bloc, confirmed that the preside...

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:43:38 +0000
Santa Ana Opens Lorne Ross Urban Natural Park
Q COSTARICA — The creation of the Lorne Ross Ashley Urban Natural Park in Santa Ana is now official, following the publication of the Executive Decree in the Official Gazette, La Gaceta. This step formalizes the protection of the area and redefines...

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:32:39 +0000
Costa Rica faces challenges that require national agreements
Q COSTARICA — Every year-end, the Cámara de Industrias de Costa Rica (CICR)—Costa Rican Chamber of Industries — takes a moment to reflect on the challenges we face as a nation and the possible paths to overcome them. However, this year is diff...

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