The hottest lava discovered in the last 2.5 billion years is in Costa Rica, according to a study led by Costa Rican scientist Esteban Gazel from Virginia Tech. The finding was made after analysis and inspections in Tortugal, located in Colorado Abangares. The study, conducted by Gazel and doctoral student Jarek Trela, provides unprecedented evidence […]
USA audits Costa Rican meat exporters
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture and Livestock, represented by Nader Memarian, is performing an audit on four establishments processing products and by-products of our animal origin in Costa Rica. This procedure runs from May 15th to 26th. The objective of the visit is to verify the […]
CCSS asks municipality to solve floods in HNN
Last Thursday, after heavy downpours that occurred in San José, the facilities of the National Children’s Hospital (HNN) were affected. Water reached the emergency areas, orthopedics and the basement of the health center where the nutrition area is located. In response to this situation, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) asked the Municipality of […]
Police officer found sloth wounded with a machete in Matina
Matina’s Public Force Officers rescued a sloth wounded with a machete and her offspring on Monday night while they were carrying out patrols in the community of La Trocha, in the district of Batán, Limón. Both animals were found by officers, after they received the alert of a subject that attacked them with a machete. […]
OIJ official responsible for hit-and-run was sent on vacation
The head of the Liberia Office of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) who was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and for apparently running over a woman, will remain on vacation for the rest of this week. On Tuesday it was announced that the First Judicial Circuit of San José left him free […]
Poás, Turrialba and Rincón de la Vieja volcanoes show intense activity
The volcanoes Poás, Turrialba and Rincón de la Vieja remain in constant activity, the latter recorded an eruption after 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, while the former are emanating gases and steam. Eliécer Duarte, an expert at the Volcanology and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) explained that in the last few hours, Poás Volcano has […]