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Influenza killed more people in December

February 14, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The peak of respiratory infections that began to increase since October 30th already claimed 59 lives in the country. Most deaths occurred from December 18th to December 24th. In this period, 12 people died from complications resulting from the virus; one less death than the ones recorded in 2017. -37 of the 59 deaths had […]

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Turrialba Volcano erupted blocks on Monday

February 14, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A video captured by the cameras of the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) shows Turrialba Volcano’s activity on Monday morning. The images recorded the activity from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Monday. During the eruption, the walls of the volcano and the magma broke in blocks that were expelled from 2:12 […]

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Costa Rican bishops want Pope Francis to visit Costa Rica

February 14, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The eight Costa Rican bishops of the eight dioceses of the country asked Pope Francisco to visit Costa Rica. The petition was made during a meeting held with the religious hierarch on Monday. Francisco will visit Panama in 2019, as part of the World Youth Day, so the bishops suggested he should escape to Costa […]

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No plans for Valentine’s Day? This activity is for you!

February 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

If you have no plans for Valentine’s Day, what about a date in Chepe? : It’s free, outdoors and full of great music. It is a Chepecletas and Uber initiative so that Costa Ricans can enjoy of the other side of San José and they can fall in love. Morazán Park will be the dance floor: […]

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An enviromental movement started a campaign to stop the logging at the UCR

February 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

In order to stop the logging and construction work in sports facilities (farm 3) at the University of Costa Rica, an Environmental Conservation Movement of Farms 3 and 4 from the UCR is collecting signatures through a digital platform to send a petition to UCR dean Henning Jensen Paulina Mata graduated from the UCR and […]

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Osa’s delicious project

February 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A project aims to create an innovative gastronomic offer, through which Osa’s small entrepreneurs will manage to attract more visitors. There are 20 participants of the experimentation project called Cooking Labs, carried out by Imagine XYZ. By doing this, they intend to create an autochthonous menu of the area through workshops, where chefs, producers and […]

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