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 […]
Costa Rica will host international congress on thrombosis
For three days, the country will host the XXVI International Congress of Thrombosis and Hemostasis. This activity brings together health professionals from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, the United States, New Zealand and Greece, with the aim of preventing heart attacks and strokes. Rafael Jiménez, president of the Costa Rican Association of Hematology, explained […]
Strikes and fiscal plan discussion triggered uncertainty in Costa Ricans
The discussion, approval and implementation of the Law on Strengthening Public Finances, as well as strikes and demonstrations, accentuated the uncertainty among consumers, causing an even more accelerated contraction of consumption. This is one of the main conclusions reached by the Economic and Social Observatory of the National University (UNA) in a recent report on […]
Costa Rica ranks 62nd on the Global Competitiveness Index
Costa Rica ranks 62 out of 144 countries evaluated in the Global Competitiveness Index 2019, prepared by the World Economic Forum. Like last year, the methodology focused on the fourth industrial revolution is used, and it tries to measure how prepared countries are to take advantage of the benefits and face the challenges of this […]