Seven children, aged from 2 to 10 years, lived minutes of terror. Last Friday night, the second floor of their house burst into flames in Desamparados. The children were completely alone. Apparently, one of them was playing with a lighter, which would have been the cause of the incident. When they were already surrounded by […]
Archives for March 20, 2017
Bird nesting season is here!
Did you know that March is the peak of the bird nesting season in the country? At this time, hundreds of species are nesting and the reproductive stage is booming. The process of courtship, reproduction and nesting usually occurs between the end of January and the second week of April, although it may vary due […]
A Costa Rican school went carbon neutral
Chimirol School is located In Cerro Chirripó, in Pérez Zeledón, and it is the first Costa Rican carbon-neutral educational center. How did they do it? -In 2015, this school managed to use solar panels as a source of energy supply. -The children received physics, music and plastic arts lessons in classrooms whose walls were built […]
Chinchilla: “No more half measures, governments must take sides”
Former president Laura Chinchilla told the governments of America that they cannot take “half measures” regarding Venezuela’s situation. According to the latest report by Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Luis Almagro, the South American country has a deep rupture of the constitutional state. In an interview with NTN24 media, Chinchilla said […]
Cocaine among fried potatoes
The Drug Control Police arrested a Honduran man suspected of international drug trafficking when they discovered cocaine hidden in the trailer he was driving. The 33-year-old man named Ramírez was headed to Honduras when he was arrested in Peñas Blancas, on the Nicaraguan border. In the truck he had fried potatoes. However, upon revision the […]
The sea lion found in Uvita died last week
The sea lion that was rescued in Uvita lost the battle for life. According to reports from the National Animal Health Service (SENASA), the animal died on March 14th. The animal was assisted with fluid therapy and it was fed due to the state of advanced malnutrition it presented. According to the studies, it also […]