Recently, Costa Rica was invited to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or OECD. The Costa Rican population celebrated this milestone, but what does it really mean? What advantages are there for CR to join the organization? And how will this affect the
The country has already implemented one of the strategies it carries out for treatments against Coronavirus. It is called the convalescent plasma transfusion, which was carried out on a 37-year-old woman infected with the virus. The patient is from La Cruz, Guanacaste and was admitted
When purchasing a property you want to make sure you are not buying into a problem. Sadly, there are enough stories out there about bad real estate deals. Most of the time people act with lack of knowledge. A significant challenge in Costa Rica is that
As you might have heard during the weekend, the Banco de Costa Rica has been under the spotlight due to a cyber-attack on more the 5 million of transactions, which has been granted by the hacker Maze Team, so we would like to provide a
This month of May, the topic of equal marriage resurfaced in Costa Rican society. This issue has generated conflicting and opposing views from both social and legal aspects. In 2006, the Costa Rica Supreme Court issued a decision stating that the legal limitation for same sex
COSEVI has granted a moratorium of one month for vehicle owners whose inspection is due between May and June. This is applicable to vehicles with plates ending in 5 and 6. Thus, those who have to go in May will have time until June and those
As part of the reopening of sports activities after the suspension by Covid-19, the Minister of Sport has approved a total of 11 guides for sports federations to comply with sanitary training provisions and one for competition for high-performance athletes. The Minister of Sport, Hernán Solano
Update, July 9, 2020: The Customs Office (Aduanas) extended until August 18, 2020, the validity of the Temporary Import Permit for vehicles (land, air, and water vehicles) that have a temporary import certificate. This applies to all those vehicles that entered Costa Rica after December
Let’s talk about life in Costa Rica. In the last few weeks, it's possible that you might heard some important news pertaining to the COVID-19 situation in this small Latin American country, however, if you have not, let me break the internet for you. On March
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