The proposal was drawn up by the mayors of Montes de Oca, La Unión and Curridabat with the idea of improving the quality of life of the residents. The project aims to prohibit vehicle transit from the Fuente de la Hispanidad to Tres Ríos Park (7 kilometers) on Sundays. The street would be free for […]

Car thieves only need 60 seconds to steal your vehicle in Costa Rica. Every day, criminals create new methods and during 2016, more than 4,000 victims were reported. Cars and motorcycles became a valuable booty that the underworld seeks every day. On average, every 24 hours, 12 vehicles are stolen in the country. According to […]

In the first 37 days of 2017, the Fire Department dealt with 1,500 incidents of burning bushes and scrubland. Last year, they took care of 12,000 similar cases. Each of these services have a cost for the institution, ranging from ¢ 200 thousand to ¢ 1 million. Until 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, there was one […]

Although most citizens criticize politics, the truth is that the increase of the party offer demonstrates the active participation of many in this matter. For example, VAMOS party offered a progressive focus for the many provincial groupings and their possible legislators in San José. I’m excited and proud to see how much we’ve grown. We […]

Costa Ricans’ perception of the influence of drug trafficking in public institutions was captured in the 2016 Actualidades survey that is has been carried out annually by the School of Statistics of the University of Costa Rica (UCR). The data collected by Andrés Arguedas, Alejandro Sandí and Alejandro Zúñiga are really interesting for the specialist […]

Public Safety authorities explained the actions they will take to ensure the safety of hundreds of students. To set the measures they met with schoolchildren, teachers and parents at Abraham Lincoln School in Alajuelita. Juan José Andrade, director of the Public Force, gave details on the plan they have has to take care of students […]