Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s governing Partido Pueblo Soberano (PPSO) has introduced a constitutional amendment that would allow presidents to serve two consecutive terms and run again after a four-year break. The proposal would replace the curren...

Q COSTA RICA — Each December, the Tope Nacional (horse parade) has brought horses and riders into the streets of San José, turning the capital’s year-end festivities into a public celebration of horsemanship and a tradition shaped by Costa Rica�...

Q COSTA RICA — Agents from the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) arrested a 22-year-old woman surnamed Ortiz—popularly known as the “Bikini Killer”—this Tuesday; she is suspected of murdering an American man in Guanacaste. ...

RICO’s Q — I can’t remember the last time I ate at McDonald’s—whether in Costa Rica or anywhere else I’ve traveled. It’s just not my thing. Still, a social media post comparing Big Mac prices in Costa Rica and the United States caug...

Q COSTA RICA — Older adolescents and young adults are among the groups most often consuming synthetic drugs in Costa Rica, according to Mario Sánchez, an investigator with the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) Anti-Drug Unit. The warning ...