Costa Rica News, Summarized in English and Linked to the Source

The history of Costa Rica reports that every 40 years an important earthquake shakes the South Zone of the country. The last seismic event was 34 years ago, so national scientists estimate that in the next decade there would be a seismic event in the region. The authorities of the National Commission of Emergency (CNE) […]

The proposal of the Central Bank to modify the calculation of the reference exchange rate would not translate into large variations in the price of the dollar. This change in methodology may reflect a type of change more in line with what happens in the windows and the economy, but its value will not change […]

Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis estimated that Nicaragua lacks a “settled democratic regime,” stressing the already “difficult” relationship between the two neighboring countries. It has been a difficult relationship and I do not deny it, we have a pluralistic regime, we have a very settled democratic regime, which I do not think Nicaragua has,” […]

On Monday, president Luis Guillermo Solís warned that it would be “a tragedy” for the most radical forces to impose themselves in Venezuela and drag it into a civil war, insisting on a “political exit” to the crisis. There has been widespread concern about the deterioration of Venezuelan politics and the violence that has been […]

Not later than September 28th of this year, the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) expects to have settled the debt with the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). The Ministry’s debt amounted to ¢27 billion. The previous Friday, both institutions reached an agreement for payment and an advance of more than ¢ 7 billion was […]