In case you help any California or Florida voters, or if you are one yourself, here are last minute updates. It is still possible to vote in both those states even if you or they missed the Ballot Request deadline. Voters should email the help desk a...

Q COSTA RICA — Pope Leo XIV received Costa Rican President Laura Fernández in a private audience at the Vatican this Thursday morning, October 29, where she formally invited him to visit Costa Rica in 2027. Fernández presented the Pope with an of...

Q COSTA RICA — A 38-year-old Costa Rican man with the surname Fernández was arrested in La Plata, Argentina, on October 23. He is suspected of patrimonial violence in a case involving more than ¢18 million colones (US$39,000) allegedly taken from...

Q COSTA RICA — Used vehicles that are 12 years old or older—that is, built in 2014 or earlier—may not enter Costa Rica unless they have a certificate verifying their pollutant emissions. This measure is in effect following a decree that require...

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 ...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica has reached a first in its institutional history: the country’s executive, legislative, and judicial branches are simultaneously led by women. The change followed the election of Supreme Court magistrate Patricia Vargas...