As informed by Yeimy Cedeño, Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Ostional manager, the suspect of killing wild animals (monkeys and squirrels) in Tamarindo beach, has already been identified. Last week a subject took advantage of his Facebook profile to accuse the suspect: according to him, he kills any animal located in the courtyard of his […]
Archives for January 9, 2017
Presidential candidates are looking for votes
Candidates from Partido de Liberación Nacional have three months to get the most votes for the internal convention that will take place in April: by doing so, some of them will fight for the presidency of the Republic. That is why they are not wasting time. This weekend, candidates José María Figueres and Rolando González […]
A British explorer will climb Chirripó Mountain!
Lewison Wood, a renowned British explorer, will show to the European television the climb of the Chirripó Mountain, as well as the experience of visiting Costa Rican forests. Wood, who was in the country during October and November, included Costa Rica as part of the destinations to be visited for his ‘Walking The Americas’ program. […]
Green alert to remain until Tuesday
On Saturday, the National Emergency Commission (CNE) declared a green alert in the Caribbean, South Pacific, Central Valley and the Northern Zone, due to the influence of cold front in the national territory. Esquivel Lidier, head of Research and Risk Analysis of the CNE, said the alert will remain at least until Tuesday. According to […]
Electrical failures are the main cause of fires in the country
According to the Costa Rican Fire Department electrical failures were the main cause of structural fires last year, accounting for 34% of the fire-related emergencies. 2016 ended with 1,064 fires that killed 18 people, whereas in the first 8 days of this year there are already 17 registered emergencies and one deceased person. The other […]
Santo Domingo municipality wants to transfer Inbioparque facilities
President of the City Council of Santo Domingo Tomás Azofeifa Villalobos announced there is an agreement that aims to transfer Inbioparque facilities to become the first multi-institutional center of the province of Heredia. He guarantees that he counts on the support of political parties and, according to him, representatives from those parties are worried about […]