Friday 10 May 2024

What impact does the depreciation of the dollar have on different sectors?

QCOSTARICA (Revista Summa) Costa Rica is at the center of a large-scale economic phenomenon: the depreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Costa Rican...

Yokasta Valle’s revenge: Golden opportunity for tourism and commerce

QCOSTARICA - Back in 2013, Costa Rican men's national...

Hot mornings and afternoon showers typical during the transition to the rainy season

QCOSTARICA -- The weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional...

May 1, Labor Day, is a public holiday in Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA -- Costa Rica has two categories of public holidays, known as "mandatory pay" and "non-mandatory pay", which may be difficult to navigate for...

People with little education and over 60 still cannot find employment in Costa Rica after the pandemic

QCOSTARICA -- individuals over the age of 60 and those with limited education and training struggle to secure employment in Costa Rica following the...

Costa Rica will not receive African migrants

QCOSTARICA -- Costa Rica's President, Rodrigo Chaves, stated on his social media account that Costa Rica will not be receiving African migrants. Chaves also refuted...

Finca Paraiso

Coffee or Chocolate? Why not both?

QCOSTARICA -San José is a city of surprises. Two...

1960s Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA - The first indigenous peoples of Costa Rica...

All the World’s a Stage: Animacon 2024 (Photos)

Animacon 2024 came to the National Convention Center on...

Comic Con Costa Rica 2024 around the corner

QCOSTARICA -- We are going to have a spectacular...

A comprehensive guide to Costa Rica by a hair expert

QCOSTARICA (Vanity Fair) For hairstylist and Blu & Green founder James Pecis, a new postpandemic life in Santa Teresa marries surf, family, and sustainability....
Q24N (The Conservation) One of the earliest descriptions of someone with cancer comes from the fourth century BC. Satyrus, tyrant of the city of...

Dollar Exchange

¢506.91 BUY

¢513.78 SELL

09 May 2024 - At The Banks - Source: BCCR

Noticias

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Blogs & Opinion

Covert airstrip uncovered in Puerto Jiménez

RICO's Q - Have you ever thought about how illegal drugs are able to...

Reports

Why your coffee may soon taste different

Q24N - Coffee is a daily routine for millions across the globe, but climate change is threatening production. What can we do to avoid a...

Why is cancer called cancer?

Q24N (The Conservation) One of the earliest descriptions of...

Costa Rica’s progress in renewable energy may be at risk

QCOSTARICA (TheWeek) For nearly a decade, Costa Rica has...

Latin America

Nicaragua withdraws interoceanic canal project concession from Chinese businessman

Q24N -- In 2013, the repealed Law 840 granted the planning, construction and management of an interoceanic channel, which would compete with the Panama...

Panama is experiencing a renewed sense of economic optimism after Mulino’s triumph

Q24N (EFE) The presidential triumph of José Raúl Mulino...

Media outlets in Nicaragua not reporting news regarding Sheynnis Palacios

QCOSTARICA -- According to the Costa Rica based Fundación...

Germany Accuses Nicaragua of “Denying” Israel’s Right to Exist

Q24N (EFE) Germany rejected the Nicaraguan accusation of its...

Panama expects 2.9 million tourists in 2024

Q24N -- Panama expects to receive some 2.9 million...

Medellin bans prostitution in neighborhoods that are popular with tourists

Q24 -  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) The mayor of Colombia's...

Colombia supports Panama in fighting landfill fire

Q24N (EFE) The Colombian Air Force is working together...

Daniel Ortega mocks the “stateless” by reappearing in public

Q24N (Confidencial) Nicaragua's dictator Daniel Ortega reappeared in public...

Panama’s ex-president holed up in Nicaragua Embassy to avoid being arrested

QCOSTARICA -- A Panamanian court ordered the preventive detention...

Travel

San Jose Airport speeds up departures and arrivals of tourists in less than an hour

QCOSTARICA -- A series of recent changes carried out by Costa Rica's immigration service, the Dirección General de Migració, will allow the Juan Santamaría...

How relocating from the U.S. to Costa Rica’s ‘blue zone’ totally changed this family’s life forever

QCOSTARICA (CTV) When Kema Ward-Hopper and her then-fiance Nicholas...

Deputies rush bill to promote cheap flights between Costa Rica and the Isthmus

QCOSTARICA -- Legislators decided to speed up the discussion...

Q MEDIA

Driving a LandCruiser in Costa Rica

Rio Grande de Orosi. Ruta del Humo, Cartago. Club Land...

The beauty of Christmas in Costa Rica

This beautiful house is located in Buenos Aires de...

Air France pilot records his takeoff from Juan Santamaría (Video)

QCOSTARICA - An Air France airline pilot, Guillaume Laffon,...

Expat Focus

Shortage of available hospital beds back home strands Canadian in Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA  - Suffering a medical emergency, whether it be something from a sickness right to triple bypass surgery, if you don’t have insurance, you...

Driver’s License Petition

COSTA RICA NEWS - Outlier Legal Services, a law...

Are You Cut Out for the Expat Life?

COSTA RICA LIVING - What makes for a happy...

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