Forty-eight companies in Costa Rica were awarded the Ecological Blue Flag in the category of climate change for their policies to reduce the environmental impact that allowed them to save ¢2,170 million in 2016. That amount saved is divided between water, electricity, fuel and paper. It even represents the gasoline expense of 1,087 vehicles in […]
Tourist almost died in kayak accident in San Carlos
Around noon on Sunday, the Red Cross received an alert through the emergency line 911, due to a water accident in the sector of Santa Clara, in Florencia de San Carlos. When arriving at the scene, the rescuers saw a man, apparently a foreign tourist, suffering a cardiopulmonary arrest. The rescuers worked several minutes to […]
Officials will receive training on sexual diversity issues
Different entities will initiate a strategy to train public officials on human rights and sexual diversity issues. To that end, they signed the letter of understanding of the training strategy for public officials in LGBTI human rights. The document was signed by the Vice-President of the Republic, Ana Elena Chacón, the Executive President of the […]
New exhibitions in the National Library
The National Library joins the activities scheduled for the International Festival of the Arts (FIA) and will host two exhibitions until July 28th. The first of them entitled “Mascarada”, by the Costa Rican artist Minor Arias, consists of a sample of traditional masks of rites and native parties. The masks were made with molds made […]
Majestic Talamanca
There is no place like the Ayil cataract in Costa Rica.” This is how Javier Elizondo describes the scenic beauty found in a waterfall located in Talamanca. His curiosity for knowing some ancient lakes made this young architect decide to venture out and discover an unknown world. For the past four years, Esquivel has been […]
JP Sears ridicules Costa Rica
Before talking about the video, it is necessary to specify that JP Sears is a youtuber and spiritual trainer known especially for his satires about ultra-healthy lifestyles, those of people who do not accept that others live differently. In this sense, he makes fun of vegetarians, vegans, gluten-free people and even environmentalists. On Wednesday, he […]