On Thursday afternoon, officials of the Naval Unit of the Fire Department rescued twelve people from a shipwreck near the pier in Puntarenas. According to the Fire Department the strong winds caused the boat to tip over. The Red Cross staff examined the occupants of the boat, who did not need to be transferred to […]
American sold Costa Rican archeological pieces on the Internet
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) arrested a 69-year-old American man who is suspected of selling Costa Rican archaeological pieces on the Internet. Apparently, the man sold each piece for $200. The agents conducted a raid and confiscated nine pieces valued at $ 1,500. The case is being investigated since December 2016, when a complaint was […]
“El Chapo” ran its Costa Rican business on wheels
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán and the Sinaloa Cartel used land transportation, such as trucks and other vehicles, to move cocaine shipments between Costa Rica and North America. The US Department of Justice revealed that this was the way Guzmán used to infiltrate the country. In addition to Costa Rica, this method was replicated in countries […]
Costa Ricans’ salt intake is too high
Costa Ricans’ high salt intake is a headache for authorities. For the World Health Organization (WHO) the maximum amount of salt to be consumed daily is 5 milligrams, that is, a teaspoon. However, every Costa Rican consumes, almost twice as much, on average. Sodium, which comes from salt and other chemicals added to food, is […]
Parkinson takes hold of Nicoya, Costa Rica’s blue zone
A pioneering research in the country reveals that although Nicoya is recognized worldwide as one of the five blue zones of the world, its population does not escape the great challenges in the matter of aging. This canton of Guanacaste is one of the five regions that registers more cases of deaths by Parkinson’s. Parkinson’s […]
Italian woman was a victim of crime in Puerto Viejo de Limón
An Italian woman became the new victim of the underworld in Puerto Viejo de Limón after suffering a robbery in that area on Tuesday night. Fortunately, the woman was not injured but only stripped of her belongings, which were later found by Public Force officers. The woman named Sottomaior recovered her purse, cell phone and […]