The Regional Development Board of the Southern Zone (Judesur) gave the Corcovado Foundation more than ¢ 250 million to start the project “Improving the conditions of tourist visitation, employability and conservation of the Protected Wild Areas of the South Pacific”. This first disbursement will go to the first stage of the project in which the […]
Archives for June 2017
Plastic waste in the sea will become more than that
About 80% of marine pollution is produced by plastic. In Costa Rica the reality is no different. According to the University of Costa Rica (UCR), plastic is the main solid waste found on beaches. The numbers show a problem and a Costa Rican former Consul has the solution: turning this plastic into thread so that […]
Zona Sur to support producers with technology plant
On Friday, the National Production Council (CNP) presented the progress in the project of the regional plant of added value technologies in the southern area. Carlos Monge, CNP’s executive president, explained that the idea of the project is to contribute to micro, small and medium producers in the cantons of Osa, Buenos Aires, Corredores, Golfito […]
Municipality of Tibás helds San Juan Bautista celebrations
The Municipality of Tibás is holding the traditional celebrations of San Juan Bautista, after 20 years of absence. The festivities seek to rescue the union of the residents of the canton. Some of the programmed activities are carousels, traditional games, artisans’ fair, dances, marimar, masquerade and San Juan race. The street in front of the […]
Suspect of human trafficking in Los Chiles was arrested
On Saturday, Border police arrested a Costa Rican man named Picado for crime of human trafficking, after guiding three Nicaraguans to Costa Rica. According to the authorities’ report, the Costa Rican attempted to take foreigners to downtown Los Chiles, passing through an unauthorized border area, in the Tablillas sector. The Nicaraguans named Pérez, Rodríguez and […]
Sancarleños seek to promote use of semi-urban vegetable patchs
Jacqueline and Joseph Vargas are two enterprising siblings from Venecia de San Carlos, who are interested in promoting a healthy lifestyle in Costa Rican. Therefore, they decided to create their own company to build and market semi-urban vegetable gardens. Their project consists of turning any small urban space into an ideal place for anyone to […]