A millionaire fraud that already has several suspects sentenced to prison in the United States had one of its main links in Costa Rica. The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed on October 11th that a company called ABC Repair Tech (ABC), domiciled in San José, served to scam thousands of people through a fraudulent scheme […]
Archives for October 14, 2019
Electric cars and lots of green were used to promote Costa Rica in France
The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) and the government of the Republic launched a new tourism campaign to strengthen the attraction of tourists from France. With small electric vehicles decorated with green vegetation in reference to the rainforest of the country, the idea of the campaign is to position Costa Rica as a destination for […]
US media recorded unexpected police persecution in San José
Gary Krause, director of the Mission of the Adventist Church, was recording in downtown San José, when an unexpected police persecution occurred and was unintentionally captured in film. Krause was making a recording in Plaza de la Democracia, on the outskirts of the National Museum, when a man runs by with Public Force officer after […]
More than 2000 tourists arrived in Limón by cruise
The second cruise of the season arrived on October 13th to Puerto Limón with 2,129 tourists and 896 crew on board. The Island Princess ship sailed on October 7th from Florida, United States. Limón received visitors with a new two-hour tour consisting of the Caribbean coast’s journey by sea. The route goes from the dock […]
Pacific on alert for bad weather and river flooding
The area of the Costa Rican Pacific is alert to the climatic conditions that have caused heavy rains in Guanacaste and Puntarenas, whith several river flooding during Sunday afternoon. According to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), rainfall amounts of up to 25 millimeters in the Pacific, while up to 75 millimeters of rainfall in the […]
Starting today, only buses can use these streets from the capital
From Monday, part of Avenida 3, Calle 2 and Avenida 6 in San José will be for the exclusive transit of buses as part of the process of sectorization of public transport promoted by government authorities. The objective of the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (Mopt) is clear: expedite transit of public transport buses […]