Archives for January 2017

If you complain because fuel will increase about ¢ 30 colones per liter in a couple of days, you may understand Mexicans’s fury: they took to the streets of their country to protest against the increase of up to 20.1% in fuel prices. On Sunday, Mexican authorities approved what Mexicans have called the “gasolinazo”: a […]

Crime does not forgive, not even when it comes to protecting Costa Rican biodiversity. This time La Cangreja National Park, located in Puriscal was affected. According to the park’s administration, they suffered the theft of several ‘trap’ cameras, used to monitor mammals in protected areas. With a post on Facebook, the national park reported that […]

The company American Airlines canceled two flights on Wednesday morning due to the constant emission of ash from Turrialba Volcano. These are the 2436 flight, which was scheduled at 8:00 a.m. arriving in Dallas, and flight 1204, scheduled for 8:20 a.m. arriving in Miami, United States. Despite the ashfall, Juan Santamaria Airport continues to operate […]

Costa Rica gives Nicaragua more time to pay for damages December 16th was Nicaragua’s deadline to pay the $ 6 million asked by Costa Rica as compensation for environmental damage in Isla Portillos. However, the country decided to extend the period until December 30th, 2016 to address the issue. Today, still with no response from […]

A power failure and damage to a hose keep INCOFER train in the workshop. The problem occurred on Tuesday afternoon and caused the suspension of 3 services between Río Segundo de Alajuela and San José and the decrease in the frequency of travels between San Antonio de Belén and San José. The train is being […]

Officials of the Ministry of Public Security and from the Operational Support Group (GAO) of the Public Force in La Cruz de Guanacaste, surprised a group of people hiding in a mountain on Tuesday. There were six Nicaraguan men and two women, who have an irregular immigration status in the country. For this reason, the […]