A puma was seen at the end of December in Madrigal River sector located in the Corcovado National Park. The scene was recorded in a video taken by the guide Breyner Araya, in the surroundings of the Leona Station, where the animal is observed near a monkey. Carlos Murillo, a park ranger in the area, […]

Two homeless people died on Thursday morning due to hypothermia in the San Juan de Dios Hospital. Mario Sibaja, interim director of the medical center, said that the first patient was admitted at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, with cardiac arrest, in critical condition. He was picked up on public roads in Escazú. He required advanced […]

Former president Laura Chinchilla Miranda was appointed as head of the observation mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the general elections in Paraguay, to be held on April 22nd. Chinchilla, who governed from 2010 until 2014, was appointed to that task by the OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro, as reported on Thursday […]

The last cut of drug confiscation made by the country’s security authorities accounted for a total of 30 tons and 88 kilos of cocaine. This figure became the country’s historical record. Similarly, there were also six tons and 510 kilos of marijuana confiscated from narcs. The authorities point out that cocaine is produced in South […]

The basic passive rate (TBP) started the year with a decrease of five basis points, to 5.90%, in its first revision of the year. At this level, the indicator is 155 points above the figure for the same date in 2017. This week’s decrease is due to a fall in the mutual and cooperative collection […]

The airline Avianca announced on Wednesday the suspension of flights to and from New York and New Jersey, due to the winter storm Grayson on the east coast of the United States. The natural phenomenon has caused the reduction of visibility in the airports of the area, as well as the increase of gusts of […]