Archives for March 2019

Officials of the Fire Department rescued a baby white-tailed deer after a fire that occurred at Playa Potrero in Santa Cruz de Guanacaste. Josué Lara, spokesman of the entity, reported that the staff of the Huacas station rescued the animal alive. The authorities coordinated with personnel from the rescue center in the area to take […]

In recent days, there has been a significant increase in forest fires, with Guanacaste being the most affected province. According to the Office of Emergency Dispatch of Firemen, during 2019, 29 forest fires have been dealt with, which have consumed 3,568 hectares in different areas of the country, that is, 17 forest fires and 1,781 […]

Costa Rica is under the influence of El Niño since October, and that, without a doubt, keeps the country under a scenario of rain deficit in a large part of the national territory. On Monday the, National Meteorological Institute (IMN) and the National Emergency Commission (CNE) officially reiterated that the country is under the influence […]

Costa Rica has tried to sell gasoline mixed with ethanol twice. The first time was during the administration of Rodrigo Carazo, at the end of the 70s, due to the energy crisis at that time. The second was a pilot plan during the administration of Abel Pacheco, in 2006, in the province of Guanacaste. This […]

The American tourist who gave measles to four children in Cóbano, also visited Turrialba. This forced the authorities of the Ministry of Health to make a “sweep” to rule out possible new cases. The head of that ministry, Daniel Salas, confirmed that 113 people have been vaccinated in the area of Cóbano, where there is […]

On Monday, a new blackout affected several regions of Venezuela, including Caracas, almost 20 days after a massive power outage that kept the country paralyzed for a week, reported Twitter users and the AFP. The power went out at 13h20 local (17H20 GMT) in much of Caracas and, according to many Twitter users, in large […]