El Salvador became the first country to enact a law banning metal mining, an activity rejected by environmentalists around the world. According to the new law published in the country’s gazette and signed by President Salvador Sánchez Cerén, No institution, rule, administrative act or resolution may authorize the exploration, exploration, exploitation, extraction or processing of […]
Solís lost his sweet temper and gave a rather agitated speech
President Solís has perhaps given his most passionate speech in recent months to defend the work of his administration with a strong voice and firm, defiant arguments, during the presentation of the Map of Works, an electronic tool where people can get information on all the infrastructure and equipment they have installed since 2014. The […]
Pozuelo-Valencia sector already had its first repair
A month and 20 days ago, the government inaugurated the Pozuelo-Valencia section and it already had its first repair. The press visited the area and verified the work done on the asphalt layer. A crew of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) was in charge of carrying out the repair in the place, because the hole would […]
Uber will elevate you in 2020
Uber announced a series of alliances to make the first demonstrations of a futuristic on-demand transport system using small aerial devices in 2020. Uber had already released this project, called “Elevate”, last year. It was designed to decongest urban transport by using a network of vertical takeoff (VTOL), midway between the flying car and the […]
No vehicular restriction for May Day
On Monday, May 1st, vehicles with plates that end in one or two can move freely in San José. On the occasion of International Labor Day, the restriction will not apply. The Director of the Traffic Police, Commissioner Mario Calderón, indicated that on this date the number of workers and students entering the capital is […]
Poás’ lookout was covered in ash
The lookout on Poás Volcano was covered in ash and visible damages from the eruptions. That was the scene that volcanologists of the National Seismological Network (RSN) found during their last visit to the place. The activity remains constant in the last hours, with small phreatic explosions and emission of gases. Volcanologists took ash samples […]