Education and clear information are key factors in reducing the side effects of vaccines. This is the result of a study conducted by a group of doctors led by Danilo Medina, a gynecologist and oncologist at the Calderón Guardia Hospital, who researched 70 young people between the ages of 12 and 17 who were vaccinated […]
Archives for May 16, 2017
The scenario that scientists do not want for Poás Volcano
To try and predict the future behavior of Poás Volcano, one of the most active at the moment, scientists took the eruptive cycle lived between 1953 and 1955 as reference. However, experts hope that this scenario will not be repeated, since its impact would be considerable for the sectors closest to the national park. Those […]
They take food and hope to indigenous areas
Abandonment and exclusion: this is the reality of the families of indigenous territories, such as Alto Telire, in Talamanca. For this reason since 2015, the bishop of Limón, Monsignor Javier Román, together with priests of the Diocese and sisters of the Sisters of Charity of Mother Teresa, try to take a little enthusiasm to the […]
Report it! Rains trigger traffic lights failure
With the arrival of the rainy season, caution on the road must be greater, since the damages in the traffic lights increase in this period. This was warned by the Department of Traffic Lights of the General Direction of Traffic Engineering. Short circuits, damage from water filtration in components and thunderstorm discharges are part of […]
Tortuguero National Park to close public sector of Jalova
The Tortuguero Conservation Area will close indefinitely a sector of the public use area of Jalova, from the trail up to two kilometers north of the lagoon. The closure seeks to protect the habitat of the jaguar and will not open until several studies are carried out to determine whether human presence affects the environment […]
OAS approves meeting of foreign ministers on May 31st due to crisis in Venezuela
The Organization of American States (OAS) approved a meeting of foreign ministers on May 31st to discuss the crisis in Venezuela. On April 26th, the Permanent Council of the OAS convened a meeting of foreign ministers to assess the situation in Venezuela, a step that Caracas has warned will force its withdrawal from the continental […]