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Solís: “we’ve had a great economic recovery thanks to El Impulso program”

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

In the first national broadcast of the year, President Luis Guillermo Solís boasted of the economic recovery that the country had through the “Impulso” (Impulse) program. A year has passed since the government launched the program to improve the conditions of competitiveness of the country. The set of actions announced by President Solis included measures […]

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Turrialba’s first eruption in 2017

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

As not to lose the habit, Turrialba Volcano erupted for the first time this year on January 1st. The video cameras of the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), which are installed a few meters from the top of the colossus, registered the first eruption of the year. Gino González, from the Volcanoes […]

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Red Cross: 2016 ended with 1,295 violent deaths

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On Sunday, the Red Cross reported that 2016 ended with 1,295 violent deaths as a result of collisions, assaults or actions with firearms. According to the entity, traffic accidents killed 455 people, while assault weapons killed 318 people on the scene. In addition, the rescue teams transported more than 3,300 people in delicate condition. Similarly, […]

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These are the holidays with “long weekends” in 2017

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

If you just returned from vacation and you are already thinking about the first holiday of the year, mark these on the calendar. This year, Holy Tuesday is on April 11th, as Holy Week begins on April 9th with Palm Sunday. The first “long weekend” will be in May, as Labor Day is on a […]

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There were more than 5,000 earthquakes in 2016

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The seismographic network from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reported more than 5,500 earthquakes in the country during 2016, but only 162 were felt by the Costa Rican population. According to the report of the entity, the greatest number of earthquakes felt by the population occurred in the month of July, […]

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