On Saturday, Public Force officers found a pick-up type vehicle loaded with cocaine that was supposed to be transferred from an underground track located in Bagaces, Guanacaste. According to the initial report, there were about 17 packages with 20 kilos each, reaching a total of 340 kilos. The packages were inside the vehicle and thrown […]
Archives for November 7, 2016
Internship test will measure the quality of medical education
771 medical students from 8 colleges in the country took the test to win an internship at the medical centers of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). The test will measure not only the knowledge of senior students of medicine, but it will also detect possible weaknesses and improvements in the quality of the […]
Money and drugs were found in a farm in Bagaces of Guanacaste
Authorities from the Ministry of Public Security managed to seize 432 kilograms of cocaine, as well as almost one million dollars that were within 4 sacks. The discovery was made in a clandestine airstrip located on a farm in Bagaces of Guanacaste. Public officials from Bagaces Force received information of an aircraft flying over the […]
6 young Costa Ricans visited the NASA!
Elian, Valeria, José André, Daniel, Diana and Celinne are 6 young Costa Ricans who have come forward, despite their economic and social conditions. That effort and dedication paid with a trip that will mark their future: a tour on the NASA, in Cabo Cañaveral, United States. The teenagers are leading the academic excellence of the […]
Try Meriche: the new coffee-scented beer made in Dota!
It is an artisan beer, made by four young innovators. They are Isaac Elizondo, Adrian Aguero, Isaiah Ureña and Cristian Solís, all of them are from Santa María de Dota. With a strong innovative spirit, they decided to use the prestige and recognition of the coffee produced in their area and to take advantage of […]
Is Costa Rica a prosperous country?
An index which measures the prosperity of the countries based on their education, health, economy, business environment and more, places Costa Rica as the second most prosperous country in Latin America (below Uruguay) and includes it among the 30 most outstanding countries of the world. The Legatum Institute measured the economic quality, governance, safety and […]