The Government used its visit to Guanacaste for the celebration of the 193º anniversary of the Annexation of the Nicoya Party, to highlight the tourist movement in the area. Authorities recalled that tourism boosts the social and economic development of the province and contributes to the reduction of poverty rates in the province. According to […]
Archives for July 25, 2017
Osa stone spheres were “freed”
As part of a process of diagnosis and conservation, the National Museum “freed” the stone spheres of Diquis, the country’s most important archaeological site and one of the World Heritage sites. From July 17th to 25th, the spheres were released by archaeological excavation and micro-excavation. The National Museum reported that the objective is to document […]
Two earthquakes in Guanacaste on Tuesday
Two earthquakes were felt in the Guanacaste area on Tuesday, specifically in Bagaces and in Filadelfia, reported the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI). Marino Protti, an OVSICORI scientist, commented that the earthquake in Bagaces was a local fault located between the community of Guayabo and La Fortuna. The magnitude was 3.0 and […]
Passion for jaguars earns Tico international recognition
Costa Rican Roberto Salom won the international ‘William T. Hornaday Award’. The recognition is made for the contribution to the conservation of mammals and habitats. The award is given by the American Society of Mammalogists in the United States. Salom achieved recognition after a series of investigations on jaguars in the country, in the sub-broiler […]
Long live the Annexation!
The canton of Nicoya has been celebrating the 193º anniversary of the Annexation of the Nicoya Party to Costa Rica. At this moment the Government Council is held from the center of this city, with the presence of the President of the Republic, Luis Guillermo Solís, as well as ministers and executive presidents of the […]
Local emergency brigades are still working on Golfito
The Municipal Emergency Committee of Golfito reported that it continues working in the area to address the different cases that occurred two days ago due to heavy rains and floods. According to Walter Fonseca, operations officer of the National Emergency Commission, we will carry out the inspection of at least eight homes that were affected […]