Q COSTARICA — Moving your vehicle in a minor traffic accident (fender bender) where there are no injuries or serious property damage is possible to avoid further traffic congestion for other drivers, according to Erika Mendoza, Operations Director ...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica, which celebrated Labor Day on May 1st, is one of the countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with the fewest people working or actively seeking employment, as well as one of those wit...

Q COSTARICA — If you’re traveling eastbound from Pavas or westbound from La Sabana and want to take the Circunvalación southeast (ring road) near the Centro Israelita (Israeli Center) or the AyA, you can no longer do so. If you turn right or...

Q COSTARICA — This week, the new fuel price adjustment will take effect in Costa Rica. The increase, approved last Thursday by the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep)—regulator of public services, is most likely to be publish...

Q COSTARICA — The closure of Spirit Airlines’ operations, officially announced on May 2nd, resulted in the complete cancellation of its flights and disrupted the plans of thousands of travelers. In Costa Rica, Spirit operated daily non-stop f...

RICO’s Q — Think back to your last daily drive—when was the last time you spotted a traffic officer, known locally as tránsitos or tráficos? And the time before that? I could keep going, but the truth is, there just aren’t enough tráns...

Q COSTARICA — Under the leadership of Yara Jiménez as President of the Legislative Assembly, the newly elected legislators begin their duties today, carrying a heavy burden of expectations. The 2026-2030 Legislature (Costa Rica’s unicameral ...

Q COSTARICA — On Thursday, April 30, legislator, leader of the Partido Neuva Republica and perennial presidential candidate, Fabricio Alvarado, fled Costa Rica. His departure was confirmed by the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGM...

Q24N — The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has crossed a new “red line” that threatens U.S. national security by turning Nicaragua into Russia’s main military platform in Latin America. On Wednesday, the Russian ...

Q COSTARICA — Banco Nacional (BN) customers with less than ¢25,000 colones in their savings accounts will be penalized with a monthly fee of approximately ¢2,500 colones. This is a common practice in private banking and is primarily used for mana...