In less than a year, Turrialba volcano has had three eruptive-cycle activities. The increase in the emission of ash and gases that started on December 28th joins similar cycles that took place from March to April and from September to October 2016. The ‘calm’ cycles do not mean that the volcano is inactive. They are […]
Archives for January 2017
January will remain clear and hot
The characteristic weather conditions of the first month of the year will remain, due to the presence of a mass of dry air in Central America and the Caribbean Sea. According to the National Meteorological Institute, there is little chance of rain. But there will be very cold conditions in the early morning hours in […]
PAC will announce its pre-candidates in February
For the Citizen Action Party time does not seem to be an enemy, or so it seems. The pre-candidates for National Liberation, Christian Social Unity and other parties are very active, whereas for PAC the names are hardly rumors. Epsy Campbell and Deputy Minister of Labor, Carlos Alvarado, emerge as possible alternatives to fight for […]
Turrialba’s impressive eruption
Turrialba Volcano has kept a steady emission of gas and ash during the last hours. The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica and the National Seismological Network (RSN) published a series of photographs and a video showing its activity from Wednesday. According to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), the wind direction is towards the […]
One thousand senior citizens were abandoned in 2016
The figure is alarming. Although there are still cases to account, the authorities estimate that 2016 would add about a thousand senior citizens who were abandoned by relatives or caregivers. Until December 1st last year, 315 people still needed to be placed in a care center, after being left alone. Approximately 450 people had already […]
Car theft also broke records in 2016
Not only homicides reached a high record during 2016, the year also left strange figures in car theft. According to data provided by the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ), between January 1st and December 31st 2016, 4,225 robberies were reported. That figure exceeds the statistics collected throughout 2015 by 451 cases. In fact, it is the […]