Archives for May 2016

Agents from the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) of Corredores, lifted a set of skeletal remains, apparently belonging to Cody Dial, an American adventurer missing in 2014. The OIJ confirmed they also located a pair of sneakers, a case of a tent, a kidney bag and compass, among other things, apparently owned by Dial. The […]

The coffee grain produced in the estate Monte LLano Bonito at Lourdes de Naranjo in Alajuela got the first prize among 44 contestants in the final round of the competition ‘Taza de la Excelencia 2016’ (Coffee Cup of Excellence 2016). The plot owner is Francisco Mena Vílchez and he produces the variety ‘caturra’. After being […]

U.S. citizen, Michael James, 25, threw himself from the sixth floor of Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica, one of the most luxurious hotels of the country, located in El Jobo beach, in La Cruz, Guanacaste. The young man came to visit his brother, who was getting married at the luxurious hotel, since it provides services […]

The lack of dialogue between the Executive and the Legislative to deal with important national issues has been the main hurdle for the government. Thus concluded researchers from Universidad Nacional Abierta, just one day after a poll carried out by Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) showed a 60% of disapproval toward government management. The Sociology […]

The Prosecution office of Hatillo requested a 70-year prison sentence for a man identified as Ronald Jacob Esquivel Rojas, whom is being accused of murdering his two babies. Esquivel, 27 years old, is accused of being responsible of killing his 15-day old son, in 2011, and his 4-month daughter, in 2014. The mother of the […]

A truck carrying 20 tons of avocados remains stuck at the border between Costa Rica and Panama since May 6. The freighter transports avocados from Mexico to Panama, however, its entrance into Panama was denied after finding out the product was contaminated by a plague. The truck, driven by two Guatemalan citizens, tried to turn back […]