The downpour in San José from noon until 12:40 p.m. almost doubled the daily average precipitation for a typical September day in the rainy season. According to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), based on data from the Aranjuez station, 32.4 millimeters of rain poured down during those 40 minutes, and the average precipitation for an […]
Archives for September 25, 2017
RECOPE buys $2 million fire extinguishing unit
The Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) reported on Monday it recently acquired a fire extinguishing unit at a cost of $2,125,000, more than ¢1,230 million. The new machinery will be used in the Moín Plant, in the province of Limón, which has an installed storage capacity of three million barrels of fuel. It is an […]
Volunteers removed 2,400 kilos of waste from Guacalillo beach
A total of 2,400 kilograms of waste will no longer pollute the Pacific Ocean and Costa Rican beaches. A total of 450 volunteers extracted that amount of waste from Guacalillo beach last Saturday. The initiative is part of the Costa Rica Green and Clean Program and the efforts of the Ocean Conservancy group, which promotes […]