The famous magazine National Geographic announced a contest to travel to Costa Rica in the cover of November’s edition. In its web site, the magazine indicates that the printed copy will be available from October 31st, so you can get more information on the details. The cover of that issue is titled “The pursuit of […]
Archives for October 25, 2017
300 people remain in shelters three weeks after Nate
Storm Nate wreaked havoc on the national territory in the early days of October. Today, three weeks later, there are still 300 people in 22 shelters. These shelters are located in Guanacaste, the South Zone and the Central Pacific, mainly. According to Ivan Brenes, president of the National Emergency Commission (CNE), these people are still […]
Zika, chikungunya and dengue could increase in the coming weeks
In the next month, the country could see an increase in vector-borne diseases such as zika, chikungunya and dengue, following storm Nate in and the rains of these days. In the last two weeks these diseases showed an increase: zika had 23 more cases, chikungunya 3 and dengue 123. However, the Ministry of Health indicated […]