On Sunday, Mr. Rodolfo Badilla made a publication on Facebook in order to show how dangerous it is for animals to travel through the northern tip of the new San Carlos road, which links Ciudad Quesada with La Florencia. Badilla, an English teacher and bicycle lover, published the images of two animals he found dead […]
Exchange rate reaches ¢638
The exchange rate continues its upward trend. This Tuesday it reached ¢638 in the banks for the first time. The first banking entities to reach this figure were CMB (Citi) and Prival Bank. At 11 a.m., the rest of the banks keep it between ¢631 and ¢635. The value of the dollar has also risen […]
Water service suspension will affect 155 thousand people in San José and Tibás
The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) announced the interruption of the drinking water service in the cantons of San José and Tibás on November 7th, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. The suspension will take place because of the last re-pumping in La Uruca due to works of the CNFL and […]
Two-ton whale stranded on island of the Gulf of Nicoya
A humpback whale of about 2 tons died on a small island on the southwest side of the Gulf of Nicoya. According to Alejandro Sotela, from the National Coast Guard Service, they first received some photographs showing the cetacean floating in the vicinity of Paquera, so it is presumed that the animal has been dead […]
Exchange rate has new record in MONEX
On Monday, the exchange rate marked a new record in the Foreign Currency Market (MONEX). One hour after closing, the weighted average of the day was around ¢624.45. During the trading session, the price of the dollar has been quoted at a maximum of ¢627 and a minimum of ¢615.55. Since mid-August, the exchange rate […]
Government needs $1.5 billion to end this year
The Costa Rican government needs $1.5 billion to face obligations such as the payment of bonuses, salaries, transfers and debts with the State’s creditors before the end of 2018. The estimate was calculated by the Finance Minister herself when she was invited to Enfoques show, where she pointed out that there is little more than […]