Río Celeste is the main attraction of Volcán Tenorio National Park, located between two provinces (Guanacaste and Alajuela) and among 4 cantons (Tilarán, Cañas, Upala and Guatuso). In the last 5 years visits have increased. While around 2015, 60,000 domestic and foreign tourists went to the area, during 2016, that figure was reached. Marjorie Rojas, […]
Archives for August 2016
Unions announce a strike for the first week of September
Most unions in the country met on Monday to set the date for a general strike that would be scheduled for the first week of September. The aim of the event is exposing their discontent with the bills for public employment, wage freeze and the creation of new taxes. This is the largest trade union […]
Gang paid MINAE officials to grow marijuana
Two officials from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) were hired by a drug-trafficking family to grow marijuana at La Amistad National Park. According to the investigation, both officials had a long time working in the ministry. Their last names are Beita, (34 years old) and Morales (48 years old). The gang provided the […]
Coffee and sugarcane producers will be benefited with 5 billion colones
Sugarcane and coffee producers (cañeros and cafetaleros) from Pérez Zeledón will receive a good cash injection in the form of 5 billion colones credits available for productive projects. Nearly 8,500 farmers will benefit from this money invested by the Development Banking System in this area of the country. Livestock producers will also benefit. The nature […]
Problems at the Bar Association: “it was not a coup d’etat”
The internal problems at the Bar Association continues after the controversial extraordinary session held on August 18th. According to the provisional board, Froylán Alvarado Zelada, president-in-office, decided to retire. As consequence, members created a provisional board. It was not a coup d’etat. Disagreements centered on the creation of a pension and retirement fund, which should be […]
36 marijuana plants located in Tarrazú
Agents of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) seized 36 marijuana plants in the sector of San Marcos de Tarrazú on Monday morning. The agents received confidential information stating there was a marijuana plantation in a farm. Upon entering, the OIJ found the plants inside a greenhouse. The detectives from Los Santos later seized the plants […]