Archives for November 6, 2017

On Saturday, the temperature dropped so much in Cartago that it rained hail in high areas. The traces of the ice surprised the tourists who visited Irazú Volcano National Park. One of them was María Lourdes Gómez, who said that it was very odd because they found ice concentrated only in the area in front […]

There are less than two months until the deadline for Bancrédito to get out of financial intermediation and become a development bank; however, until now, the bill in the Legislative Assembly sees no progress. The deadline set by the Governing Council is December 31st. The government expects that in December, when the extraordinary sessions begin […]

A video provided to CRHoy.com shows a large number of small dead turtles, stuck in the trash at El Cocal beach. A citizen named Jurgen Formanek was the one who recorded the video and said that because of the huge amount of trunks, branches, and waste, among other things, the turtles could not continue their […]

Clifford Lee, 31, has a 2011 Kia Sportage and recently paid his annual circulation fee for about ¢16,490. This was not an error or a misunderstanding. This is what the owners of private vehicles -excluding pick ups, double cabins or trucks – pay in Panama. To be able to circulate one must pay $29 per […]

The nightmare is over for four tourists who suffered an accident on the slopes of Arenal Volcano on Friday morning. After the discovery, 45 firefighters from the Cavern and Mountain Rescue Unit entered into operation, to support the rescue operations carried out by the Red Cross. After the alert that the group was lost, the […]

A 53-year-old man was arrested in New Jersey, USA, because he has a pending sentence for aggravated rape to the detriment of a 6-year-old girl in Costa Rica. The subject landed last Thursday at Juan Santamaría Airport in Alajuela In the custody of immigration officials of the United States. The man has a national and […]