Nearly 500 high-tech solar panels will generate about 40% savings in energy consumption in the food area of the mixed-use building in Avenida Escazú, west of the capital. The solar panels cover an area of 1,056 square meters and were installed by the company Sunshine Energía Solar. The project, whose investment amounts to more than […]
Archives for March 2018
Industry grows less than in 2017
The Monthly Index of Economic Activity presented an inter-annual variation of 3.56% in January, representing the fifth consecutive month of accelerated variation, but still lower than the one observed a year before (3.74%). When observing the contributions of the activities to this variation, the manufacturing industry contributes 22%, while the service sector as a whole […]
Bomb threat in San José Palacio Hotel
The Public Force of San José and the canine unit carried out operations at the San José Palacio hotel after an alleged bomb threat was received on Sunday afternoon. As confirmed by the Ministry of Security, after the “threat” the response protocols were activated and the presence of any type of explosive was ruled out. […]
Coastguard saved Brazilian tourist in Flamingo Beach
The National Coastguard Service rescued a Brazilian tourist that was pushed offshore by the strong winds in Flamingo Beach. According to a report by the Ministry of Security, the 38-year-old tourist was identified as Andre Delgou. He was using a board and a paddle when he was pushed by a strong wind current. He was […]
Spaniards will make an expedition in Costa Rica for a television show
A well-known Spanish designer and a mountaineer left their country to visit Costa Rica, where they will make an expedition in the jungle of the Osa Peninsula. Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada will travel in the company of Jesús Calleja, a Spanish mountaineer and adventurer, to record the expedition for the television show Planeta Calleja. […]
Strong earthquake shook the country
A telluric movement occurred at 1:35 a.m this Friday and woke Costa Ricans. The movement was reported as significant in various areas of San José; Heredia, Alajuela, and even in Puntarenas, among other places. The preliminary report of the National Seismological Network indicates the earthquake had a 5.3 magnitude and the epicenter was located 11 […]