One weekend was enough to reaffirm the tourist potential of Poás Volcano National Park. According to data from the National System of Conservation Areas, the site received 1,550 tourists during Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The national park reopened its doors under strict security measures on August 31st, after more than a year closed by the […]
Archives for September 4, 2018
Costa Rica signs agreement to accept Venezuelans with expired documents
On Tuesday, 11 countries in Latin America, including Costa Rica, called on the government of Nicolás Maduro to accept humanitarian aid to decompress the crisis that is causing a massive migration of Venezuelans through the region. In addition to Bolivia and the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru […]
OIJ Director running for magistrate in Court
The Director of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), Walter Espinoza, is applying for the position of magistrate of the Third Chamber. The Appointments Committee of the Legislative Assembly contemplates the name of the judicial hierarch as a candidate for the positions recently left by Carlos Chinchilla and Celso Gamboa. Espinoza has been the head of […]
Nearly 20 Asians were smuggled to Panama from Costa Rica
Panama documented 16 cases of Asians, mainly Chinese, who were smuggled from Costa Rica. The foreigners were taken to Panamanian territory through the border post of Paso Canoas, in the South Zone. This was confirmed by the National Police of Panama, after reporting on the arrest of 10 people linked to a ‘mega network’ operating […]
Uber drivers: the government bowed down to taxi drivers
Taxi drivers celebrated that, on Tuesday, once again, [the governing council] urged Uber and other technology platforms to stop operations until a legal framework is established.” One of the representatives of the union of taxi drivers, Gilbert Ureña, described the decision of the Presidential House as a triumph and announce that they called off the […]
Alarming audio clips about national emergency are fake
Do not fall for it! The country is not in an emergency or crisis situation. The National Commission of Emergencies (CNE) denied -via Facebook- the contents of fake audio clips that have gone viral recently, alarming citizens about an alleged national emergency. The audios caused fear and uncertainty among the Costa Rican population. A female […]