Q COSTA RICA —Fertility in Costa Rica is projected to reach 1.12 children per woman in 2026, down from the previously forecast 1.20. This estimate comes from the Central American Population Center at the University of Costa Rica (UCR). The Civil Re...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican authorities are urging families to watch for behavioral changes in children after warning that people investigated for sexual offenses against minors are often relatives, family acquaintances, or others within the victimâ...

Q COSTA RICA — The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS)—Costa Rica’s Social Security Fund— has pledged to resolve salary delays affecting 482 employees after administrative failures contributed to a nationwide strike that forced hospita...

Q COSTA RICA —  “I’m out again. I’m struggling to get the first word out. There is nothing more important to say than ‘thank you.’ You have no idea how grateful I am to you (…).” were the words of Julián Valverde, a Costa Ri...

Q COSTA RICA — José Flores, a Costa Rican native of the Nicoya Peninsula, is waiting for the paperwork needed to verify his age and submit his case for official recognition, to be recognized as the world’s oldest man at the age of 119. Acco...