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If you are planning to buy gunpowder, follow these advices

October 28, 2016 by Staff News Writer

It is October, but Christmas is just around the corner and gunpowder comes with it. Poor use of this material may bring horrible consequences for you, so it is important that if you are planning to buy gunpowder, you do it legally. Pyrotechnics are the only legal gunpowder. When it ignites, it produces an effect […]

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A Guatemalan citizen was arrested for trying to leave Costa Rica with 125 kilos of cocaine

October 28, 2016 by Staff News Writer

A Guatemalan citizen, surnamed Calen Cux, was arrested: he tried to take out 125 kilos of cocaine through Peñas Blancas border. The Drug Control Police (PCD) found the drug hidden in a secret compartment located on the sides of the floor of his van. According to Minister of Public Security Gustavo Mata, police officers seized […]

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Do not feed the crocodiles!

October 28, 2016 by Staff News Writer

A local commission, created to meet the emergency with crocodiles in Tamarindo, asked citizens not to feed these reptiles and it accused this practice as the reason why these animals are changing their behavior. After the relocation of the crocodile that attacked the American tourist on July 22nd, the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) announced […]

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Visit the National Fair of Financial Education

October 28, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On October 3st, 2016, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, the National Fair of Financial Education will take place and people will receive lectures on how to manage their money and enjoy different activities. The activity will take place in Juan Rafael Mora Park. There people will find different banks’ stands, as well as sporting […]

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Genetically-modified mosquitoes to fight Aedes Aegypti

October 28, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The greates plant of genetically-modified mosquitoes opened in Brasil. At about 140 kilometers from Sao Paulo, in the city of Piracicaba, Oxitec, a British firm, opened this plant with a capacity of 60-million-weekly production of transgenic mosquitoes, whose mission is to fight Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit dengue and zika. The factory opened more than […]

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Bolero rhythm for the elderly

October 28, 2016 by Staff News Writer

With lots of rhythm, the Orchestra of Lubín Barahona will enliven the free dance that the Municipality of San José (MSJ) organized for all senior citizens on October 28th, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Chinatown, in the forecourt of La Soledad church. The idea is to end and celebrate the month of senior […]

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