The transactions made in Costa Rica by Peruvian politicians for the legitimation of resources derived from bribes would have violated the National Antilavado Law, or Law 7786. Specifically, these are violations of articles 16, 24 and 25 of the Law on Narcotic Drugs, psychotropic substances, drugs for unauthorized use, related activities, money laundering and financing […]
Archives for April 2018
Images from the expedition between Isla del Coco and Galápagos will take your breath away
The scientific expedition that traveled through the marine corridor between Isla del Coco and the Galápagos Island left surprising images that will surely take your breath away. From April 2nd to 13th, entities from Costa Rica and Ecuador, together with organizations such as Fundación Pacífico or Asociación Costa Rica por Siempre, came together to study […]
German tourist almost became shark prey in Isla del Coco
On Saturday, a young German tourist who was on a diving expedition in Isla del Coco nearly became the prey of a tiger shark. The foreigner’s good judgement allowed him to escape just as the shark was about to strike. According to a source who participated in the expedition and who witnessed the events, when […]
PUSC has new faces in the presidency and general secretariat
Rosibel Ramos, outgoing legislator of the Christian Social Unity Party (PUSC), was designated as the new general secretary of that political group. During the national assembly developed this Sunday, Ramos obtained 69 of 70 votes to occupy the position of Pablo Heriberto Abarca (legislator-elect). Randall Quirós was appointed as the new party president. This, instead […]
Police operations closed three bars and got 120 people under investigation
Several inter-institutional operations that were carried out in San José Centro during the weekend in Avenidas 4, 6 and 8. As a result, six bars were inspected, three were closed down, 25 foreigners were interrogated, 15 migratory notifications were issued, and seven passports were confiscated. In addition, authorities confiscated two motorcycles, and got 120 people […]
Earthquake sequence in the South Zone
A local fault would be behind a series of earthquakes reported in the northern part of San Isidro de El General, in Pérez Zeledón. From April 17th to April 27th the National Seismological Network (RSN) reported five earthquakes of moderate intensity that have been perceived in that area. The most notorious occurred on Friday at […]