Archives for March 2017

The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) informed that it has not received a formal request from La Ponderosa Adventure Park to bring 9 Bengal tigers to Costa Rican territory. Through a statement, the MINAE reported that this type of import requires a SINAC authorization, as stated in Article 27 of Wildlife Conservation Law: It […]

Almost three thousand blood donors will be needed in March to serve hundreds of patients with blood diseases, cancer and traumas in different parts of the body due to traffic and labor accidents. Melissa Zapata, director of the National Blood Bank, explained they about 33 thousand donors a year to meet the demand of this […]

On Tuesday morning there was an emergency call about a fire affecting two homes in Desamparados, behind Multicentro, Los Naranjos street. According to the Fire Department, the flames affected 120 square meters. One of the homes was completely burnt down. The other house was half burnt. So far there are no reports of victims and […]

After a steady increase in the exchange rate of the dollar between January 25th and February 17th, the exchange rate arrested its rise in the Foreign Currency Market (MONEX), managed by the Central Bank. In that period, the price of the foreign currency rose ¢10, reaching a maximum of ¢565.24. Today it trades at around […]

According to the National Seismological Network (RSN), there were 197 earthquakes in February, whereas in January there were 179; although only 11 were perceived by the population. In February, there were concentrations of earthquakes in the Central Pacific, the South and mainly in the central part of the country. There were also minor concentrations of […]