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Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:21:57 +0000
When will the 2026 rainy season start?
Q COSTARICA — The so-called “summer” or “dry” season didn’t really show up this year, but the “rainy” season is just around the corner. According to the experts, meteorologists from the national weather service...

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:09:37 +0000
Enemies of the U.S. will no longer be allowed to visit Costa Rica
Q COSTARICA — Considering them a threat to national security, the government of Rodrigo Chaves has declared Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthi movement in Yemen, among others,...

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:41:49 +0000
The presidential inauguration has been moved ahead to avoid rain
Q COSTARICA — Traditionally, the transfer of power on May 8 every four years has been held at 1:00 p..m.; however, this year Laura Fernandez will receive the presidential sash from Rodrigo Chaves at 11:00 a.m. The reason given by the Comisión del ...

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:34:03 +0000
Fuel prices expected to increase ¢85 for super, ¢67 for regular, and ¢136 for diesel in May
Q COSTARICA — The Middle East conflict, more specifically the war between the United States and Iran, will result in a sharp increase in the price of gasoline in Costa Rica in May. On Wednesday, the Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (Recope)—...

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:17:03 +0000
Nicaraguans barred the country are now being allowed to return
RICO’s Q — At least six Nicaraguans, whom the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo had banned from returning to Nicaragua after traveling abroad, have received emails from the Ministry of the Interior (MINT) informing them that t...

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