QCOSTARICA — The regulatory authority has approved the latest request by the Refinadora Costarricense del Petróleo (RECOPE) – Costa Rica’s refinery that refines nothing – increasing the price of a liter of super gasoline ȼ11...

RICO’S Q — You may be just as surprised as I am on this, there is no legislation in Costa Rica that regulates the entry of minors into motels, according to the Legal Advisory Board of the Patronato Nacional de la Infancia (PANI) – C...

QCOSTARICA — In “hot zones” of crime, two men will be banned from traveling on a motorcycle together. By majority, the members of the Comisión de Seguridad y Narcotráfico  (Security and Drug Trafficking Commission) approved the substitut...

QCOSTARICA — Priscila Vindas Salazar, legislator of the Frente Amplio (FA), presented to the legislative stream a bill (file 24.854) that seeks to triple immigration fines for tourists who remain in the country illegally, establishing a fine of...

QCOSTARICA – Alajuelita, the canton on the south side of San José, has authorities and residents extremely worried of what is happening in their neighbourhood. Located in the center of the province of San José, on the intervolcanic plateau of...

QCOSTARICA — Hundreds of hosts of non-traditional accommodations that offer their services on platforms such as Airbnb are asking the deputies of the Tourism Commission to facilitate the formalization before the Ministry of Finance. That is why...

QCOSTARICA — The United States represents 47% of Costa Rica’s exports, so a decision like the one made by Donald Trump to impose further tariffs on imported products starting April 2, including “reciprocal tariffs”, must be fo...

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica is in the top 5 of the best countries in Latin America for entrepreneurship, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) published in February 2025. The study analyzes 56 economies around the world, based on 1...

QCOSTARICA — Visitors to Costa Rica’s Central and South Pacific coastal destinations often make a stop at the Tárcoles river to take in the well-known tourist attraction of observing crocodiles from a bridge. A video circulating on socia...

QCOSTARICA — The Guanacaste Airport (Daniel Oduber International Airport – LIR) reported the arrival (entry) of 1,625 dogs by air in 2024, a figure that represents an increase of 24% compared to 2023, when 1,315 dogs entered. The airport ...