The provincial assemblies of the Christian Social Unity party elected the candidates for legislator for the next election weeks ago. They did so without complying with the gender parity standard imposed by the Supreme Election Tribunal. That is, the parties must present a formula of 4-3. However, PUSC had a 5-2 ratio, with five men […]
Archives for October 2, 2017
San José can also suffer deep earthquakes
San José and much of the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) have the “breeding ground” needed to experience an earthquake of deep origin, such as the one that shook Mexico City and its surroundings last month. The earthquake in Mexico had a magnitude of 7.1 degrees and a depth of 60 kilometers. In the case of […]
More breast cancer survivors to wear tattoo on chest
This year, 50 Costa Rican breast cancer survivors received a light of hope, thanks to a campaign of nipple tattoos, which brought Colombian artist Fabian Henao to the country. The three-dimensional tattoo seeks to assimilate the natural shape of the breast, which has undergone a mastectomy, and thus give back a very important part to […]
Exchange rate is slightly lower
The exchange rate of the dollar ended last week at ¢572, after reaching a maximum value of ¢ 579.6 during the first week of September, so during this period, the value of the colón has grown by 1.3% against the dollar. The downward movement constitutes a change of direction in what had been a year […]
Turrialba Volcano expelled ash and incandescent material
On Saturday, Turrialba Volcano woke up with important eruptive activity and ended the day in the same way. At 10 p.m. that day, the colossus registered a new eruption, which in addition to ash, released incandescent material, according to the report of the National Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (OVSICORI). The report by specialist María Martínez […]
This is San José after heavy downpour
The heavy rains that affected San José and other parts of the country on Saturday night left behind a number of debris, mainly in the vicinity of the residential Mallorca in Curridabat, affected by Maria Aguilar River, and in the vicinity of the Park of La Paz. Sigifredo Pérez, of the CNE, said that they […]