The Costa Rican Association of Tour Operators (ACOT) will hold its Sixth National Meeting of Tour Operators on September 28th. The event will promote strategic alliances between entrepreneurs and service providers. Tourism professionals will also be trained. ACOT seeks to provide a space for the sector to train and to update and innovate the Costa […]
Venezuelan former prosecutor supports Costa Rican Attorney General
Luisa Ortega, former prosecutor general of Venezuela, removed from her position by the government of Nicolás Maduro, took on Twitter to express her support to the Attorney General of Costa Rica, Jorge Chavarría. Chavarría is under the scrutiny of the public opinion and the Supreme Court of Justice for his inaction and weakness in the […]
Authorities caught Colombian with deportation order
A Colombian man was arrested on Saturday in Tamarindo for having a deportation order issued by the Immigration and Foreigner Directorate. The foreigner named Núñez stayed in front of a shop in the evening, and when he was asked for his documents, he did not carry any. When investigating him in the systems, his immigration […]
Do you want to help Mexico? Here’s an option
Aeroméxico maintains an active campaign for the collection of supplies in Costa Rica that will be sent to Mexico to help people affected by the 7.1-degrees earthquake that occurred last Tuesday. Items that are collected include: mouth masks, bandages, syringes, masking tape, gauze, cotton, surgical brushes and gloves. They also need diapers for children and […]
In 40 minutes it rained almost twice the average for a September day
The downpour in San José from noon until 12:40 p.m. almost doubled the daily average precipitation for a typical September day in the rainy season. According to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), based on data from the Aranjuez station, 32.4 millimeters of rain poured down during those 40 minutes, and the average precipitation for an […]
RECOPE buys $2 million fire extinguishing unit
The Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) reported on Monday it recently acquired a fire extinguishing unit at a cost of $2,125,000, more than ¢1,230 million. The new machinery will be used in the Moín Plant, in the province of Limón, which has an installed storage capacity of three million barrels of fuel. It is an […]