The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) projects an indirect impact of Hurricane Irma on Costa Rica from the weekend. Irma, a powerful category-five cyclone, will have an indirect influence between Saturday and Sunday given the wind flow that it will cause. The hurricane will cause rainfall during the afternoon and evening in the South Pacific and […]
Archives for September 7, 2017
Students participate in lesson to become agents of change
Fourth grade students from the Felix Arcadio school in Santo Domingo de Heredia received a special lesson on Thursday morning. The “World’s Greatest Lesson” was given by Alicia Vargas, deputy minister of public education, as part of an initiative led by the United Nations. The lesson lasted 40 minutes, in which the vice minister talked […]
Almost 70 animals were rescued from a single house in Montes de Oca
Authorities rescued 68 animals from negligence and cruelty in a house in Montes de Oca. Dogs and cats lived in dirt, but now they will have a chance to live in great conditions. The operation took place on Monday, September 4th, according to Humane Society International of Latin America (HSI). The work was led by […]
Huge snake found on a landing strip in Coto Brus
On Thursday at 2:25 p.m., an emergency call alerted that a huge snake was on the airstrip at San Vito Airport in Coto Brus, Puntarenas. According to the Fire Department, the animal was in the landing field and firefighters picked it up and then returned it to its habitat.” During 2017, the Fire Department has […]