On Monday and Tuesday authorities from Costa Rica and Panama will conduct a cross-border drill, in Sabalito de Coto Brus. This is the first binational simulation exercise between the two countries, with regard to the protection of people displaced across borders in disaster contexts. The activity seeks to contribute to the strengthening of the national […]
Amazing whale sighting on Cabuyal beach
Javier Elizondo spent the weekend at Cabuyal beach, in the company of his friend Andrés Echeverría. Both of them photographed a humpback whale mother and her offspring in that part of the North Pacific region of the country. I was fortunate that the family of whales was about 200 meters from the beach […] Whales […]
Beautiful photograph of the solar eclipse from Escazú
The long-awaited day came and the solar eclipse left impressive images. One of them was captured by the outstanding photographer Luis Solano Pochet, creator of the site To The Wonder. An ethereal and surreal scene of the 2017 eclipse seen from Escazú in San José, Costa Rica,” said Solano in his publication. In Costa Rica, […]
Legislative Assembly rejects U.S. military threat to Venezuela
The Costa Rican Legislature rejected the threat made by US President Donald Trump to consider a military option in Venezuela. A total of 32 legislators approved a motion in that direction, promoted by legislator Ottón Solís, from the Citizen Action Party (PAC). The initiative was voted against by legislators Marco Vinicio Redondo, from PAC, Mario […]
Authorities rescued six ship wreck survivors this weekend
This weekend, six people were rescued by the National Coast Guard Service in Costa Rican waters. The first incident occurred on Friday in front of the Murciélago Islands, in La Cruz de Guanacaste. The site reported an emergency with a boat. The vessel of the Coast Guard station of Puerto Mora located the affected people, […]
Unions reject wage adjustment proposed by the Government
Despite the visible annoyance of union groups, the government maintains its proposal of wage adjustment for the second half of 2017. The Presidential House text establishes an increase of ¢750 for each ¢100 thousand to professional public employees and ¢1,010 for each ¢100 thousand for non-professionals. This is a 0.75% and 1.01% increase, respectively. The […]