According to the latest report by the seismographs from OVSICORI-UNA located in the vicinity of Turrialba Volcano, the colossus maintains a low-amplitude volcanic tremor, aswell as a low-frequency volcanic earthquakes. During the last 24 hours, the volcano has continuously emanated a plume of bluish gases and aerosols and very fine ash, whose height does not […]
Archives for January 2017
Residents of La Carpio frightened firefighters
According to Luis Salas, director of Fire Operations, what happened at LA Carpio was something never seen before: a group of neighbors frightened them while they were assisting an emergency. At about 1:00 pm they received an alert for a gas leak in a house, when they went to the scene, two vehicles closed the […]
Two Americans pleaded guilty of creating a sports betting network in Costa Rica
Two Americans accepted conspiracy offenses and pleaded guilty of creating a sport betting network based in Costa Rica. The charges were accepted by Christopher U. Anthony and Russell B. Miller, who agreed to pay a $ 25,000 bond while waiting for a sentence in April. The case was first reported in Gulfport, Mississippi. The subjects […]
Liberia criminal used a kitchen knife
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) referred to Liberia massacre again. The victims, all young and university people, were identified as: Joseph Briones Solís (22 years old), Dayana Martínez Romero ( 24 years old), Stephanie Hernández García (24 years old), Ingrid Masiel Méndez Serrano (23 years old), Ariel Antonio Vargas Condega (24 years old) and a […]
Fire consumed boat in Puntarenas
At 1:15 on Monday afternoon, a call alerted about a fire on a 50-foot boat. The event happened in the Sami Marley workshop of Cocal de Puntarenas. According to the communications department of the Fire Department, there were 3 units working at the scene because the fire affected the machinery area of the boat. The […]
Sloth stopped traffic in Dominical
On Monday afternoon, a sloth literally stopped traffic in Barú de Dominical, in the South Zone of the country. The animal was recorded by the Costa Rican photographer Juan Pablo López, who told that in order to avoid hitting the mammal, they decided to close both directions of the road, so that it could cross. […]