Q COSTARICA — The Clodomiro Picado Institute (ICP) of the Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) announced the launch of the free mobile application “ICP App”, which makes it easier for people to identify the 25 venomous snakes found in the co...

Q COSTARICA — The exchange rate in Costa Rica continues to decline, and there is no certainty about the levels it will reach in the coming months. Given this scenario, companies must manage foreign exchange risk, an action that will allow them to a...

Q REPORTS (EFE) The European Union (EU) has reacted to the tariff chaos unleashed a year ago by Donald Trump by accelerating its search for new partners and modifying the trade agreement initially reached between Brussels and Washington to include a ...

Q COSTARICA — The price of a gallon of premium gasoline in Central America shows significant differences in March 2026, highlighting contrasts in energy policies, import costs, and tax burdens among countries. According to regional data compiled fr...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica and Panama took another step toward transportation integration by signing a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the development of their railway projects. The agreement was signed between the Instituto Costarricense...

Q COSTARICA — Without hiding their relationship, legislator-elect for the Pueblo Soberano (PPSO) party, José Miguel Villalobos, and lawyer for President Rodrigo Chaves, has acknowledged his sadness over the arrest last week of his friend Carlos So...

Q COSTARICA — Every year, communities across Latin America gear up for Semana Santa—the week leading up to Easter—a peculiar economic and social phenomenon unfolds. At its heart, Semana Santa is a deeply spiritual time, marked by processions, r...

Q COSTARICA — Most drivers get into their cars every day without giving much thought to the little signals their vehicles constantly send. But learning how to “read” your vehicle can save you time, money, and headaches down the road. Pa...

Q COSTARICA — Former judge, minister, and high-ranking political figure, Celso Gamboa, will remain in prison while his case proceeds in U.S. courts. Gamboa, the first Costa Rican to be extradited to the United States, and Edwin López Vega, the sec...

Q COSTARICA — The hardline approach implemented by Nayib Bukele in El Salvador to curb gang violence is admired by President-elect Laura Fernández, who intends to replicate that style in Costa Rica. Fernández warns that in Costa Rica, “we went ...