Only in 2017, the country hosted hundreds of people of different nationalities and, apparently, has positioned itself as an important point of reference for business tourism. From 2017 until 2021, Costa Rica will serve as the cradle for a total of 60 international congresses, as confirmed by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) after the […]
Archives for January 2018
4.7-degree earthquake shook the north of Guanacaste
In the north of Guanacaste the ground continues to move relentlessly. After the seismic swarms reported last week, this Wednesday, the National Seismological Network (RSN) registered a new earthquake. The telluric movement occurred at 5:40 a.m. and it had a magnitude of 4.7 degrees. The epicenter was located 11 kilometers southeast of Bijagua, in Upala […]
Another Costa Rican Sloth makes international news
The rescue of a small sloth that survived the high tide in the South Zone, caused by the influence of cold front, echoed beyond Costa Rican borders. Dirk Morgan, owner of Morgan’s Jungle Lodge in Puerto Jiménez de Osa, saved the animal’s life. According to Morgan, he and an American from Ohio found the 2-toed […]
Candidates describe environmental advocates as “extremists and eco-terrorists”
On Tuesday morning there was a debate between five presidential candidates focused on the agricultural issue and production. Juan Diego Castro, Antonio Álvarez, Rodolfo Hernández, Carlos Alvarado and Rodofo Piza addressed several issues related to Costa Rican agriculture. One of them was the struggle of environmental groups against the agricultural production. The candidate of the […]
CCSS seeks 10 cadaveric donors per every million
This year, the goal of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), is to have 10 deceased donors for every million inhabitants. In 2017, the institution got five donors of this type per every million inhabitants, and 229 transplants were performed with cadaveric donors. The cadaverous donor allows several people to benefit from the different […]
Coastguard rescued people isolated by floods in Limón
Officers of the National Coastguard Service, along with other relief corps, helped several people who were isolated due to the floods. The operation was carried out on Monday in the province of Limón. One of these cases took place in the town of Playa Hermosa de Mawamba, Barra del Tortuguero, where two homes flooded two […]