Q COSTARICA — Guanacaste Airport in Liberia (LIR) inaugurated two new routes from the United States and Canada on Thursday, expanding international connectivity during the peak season. The first flight of the day arrived at 1:40 p.m. from Pearson I...

Q COSTARICA — Although negative inflation can be interpreted as temporary relief for households, its persistence can become an obstacle to economic growth, according to Elizabeth Morales, deputy manager of Coopecaja. In other words, prolonged negat...

Q COSTARICA — Florida Ice and Farm Company S.A. (FIFCO) received authorization from the Comisión para Promover la Competencia (Coprocom)—Commission to Promote Competition—to proceed with the sale of its beverage, food, and retail business to H...

Q COSTARICA (Todoelcoco TV) — The appreciation of the colón against the U.S. dollar, which has taken the exchange rate to its lowest level in almost two decades, is generating concern among tourism entrepreneurs in Guanacaste. Hotels, restaurants,...

Q COSTARICA — The Cámara Nacional de Turismo (Canatur)— National Chamber of Tourism — expressed its concern about the impact of the dollar exchange rate on tourism. The current rate  (¢487.73 for buy and ¢492.91 for the sell) is the lowest ...