At least three helicopters from the United States army flew across Costa Rican sky on Wednesday morning, surprising many Costa Ricans who shared their pictures on social networks. Enio Cubillo, director of Civil Aviation, said these aircraft do not have artillery and flew across Costa Rica on their way to Honduras, and confirmed that they […]
Archives for September 2016
Costa Rica denies Russian weapons transfer to Nicaragua
On Wednesday afternoon, information, videos, pictures and even unofficial audio circulated saying that Costa Rica was escorting Russian weapons from Sarapiquí to the border with Nicaragua. The Minister of Security, Gustavo Mata, was emphatic denying such rumors and any other version that does not conform to reality. The authorities explained that this is a routine […]
“You will never walk alone,” a campaign to help patients with metastatic cancer
13 years ago, Vivian Leal thought her life was perfect. She was 29 years old, she was a successful educator, she was happily married and she had 3 small children. However, at that age, she was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer and metastatic liver. It was not an encouraging diagnosis. You are at home, everything […]
Budget allocation for education is unconstitutional
The Constitutional Chamber ruled in favor of an accusation for unconstitutionality against the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) for designating less than 8% of gross domestic product (GDP) to Costa Rican education. According to the resolution, in 2015 the minimum amount of public spending on state education was not covered, despite being established in Article […]
La Niña threatens coffee crops
Weather experts point out that during September and October, the typical weather phenomenon known as La Niña will prevail, threatening coffee production due to a possible presence of fungi in very wet conditions, or the appearance or rebound of diseases. Although rust epidemic is being controlled properly, we should not underestimate the factors that favor […]
Steam plume at Turrialba volcano
Yesterday morning Turrialba volcano erupted again and it now has a plume of gases and steam. This was announced by Eliecer Duarte, expert from the Costa Rican Volcanological and Seismological Institute (OVSICORI), who added that the eruption cannot be measured due to weather conditions. For several days the volcano did not show significant activity, but […]