Drug traffickers have free reign over the skies of Costa Rica –especially throughout the Pacific Zone- with the dozens of clandestine airstrips, key elements to transport drugs and money. After the discovery of 35 clandestine airstrips between November and March, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has started to close them temporarily or permanently. Some […]
Archives for July 7, 2016
Costa Ricans still prefer cash, not cards
Despite the efforts of the financial authorities to promote electronic transactions and debit cards, 8 out of 10 Costa Ricans still prefer cash. This follows the study “Banking, finance and savings in Costa Rica”, conducted by pollster Unimer at the request of the Costa Rican Banking Association (ABC). Of the thousand people surveyed, 36.7% only […]