Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán and the Sinaloa Cartel used land transportation, such as trucks and other vehicles, to move cocaine shipments between Costa Rica and North America. The US Department of Justice revealed that this was the way Guzmán used to infiltrate the country. In addition to Costa Rica, this method was replicated in countries […]
Archives for March 23, 2017
Costa Ricans’ salt intake is too high
Costa Ricans’ high salt intake is a headache for authorities. For the World Health Organization (WHO) the maximum amount of salt to be consumed daily is 5 milligrams, that is, a teaspoon. However, every Costa Rican consumes, almost twice as much, on average. Sodium, which comes from salt and other chemicals added to food, is […]
Parkinson takes hold of Nicoya, Costa Rica’s blue zone
A pioneering research in the country reveals that although Nicoya is recognized worldwide as one of the five blue zones of the world, its population does not escape the great challenges in the matter of aging. This canton of Guanacaste is one of the five regions that registers more cases of deaths by Parkinson’s. Parkinson’s […]
Italian woman was a victim of crime in Puerto Viejo de Limón
An Italian woman became the new victim of the underworld in Puerto Viejo de Limón after suffering a robbery in that area on Tuesday night. Fortunately, the woman was not injured but only stripped of her belongings, which were later found by Public Force officers. The woman named Sottomaior recovered her purse, cell phone and […]
Complaint against Attorney General is accepted
The Public Prosecutor’s Office filed a complaint against Jorge Chavarría, Attorney General of Costa Rica, for apparently not complying with his obligations. This was confirmed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office. They reported that the complaint was forwarded to the Deputy Prosecutor’s Office for Probity, Transparency and Anti-Corruption. We are following the same procedure as with […]
Waste in Torres River includes cellphones
A group of volunteers celebrated the World Water Day by cleaning the Torres River in the capital and they were surprised by the bag they were able to fill with cellphone parts. In addition, the group of at least 25 volunteers collected plastic bottles, garbage and cloths that were in the river, located in the […]