As not to lose the habit, Turrialba Volcano erupted for the first time this year on January 1st. The video cameras of the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), which are installed a few meters from the top of the colossus, registered the first eruption of the year. Gino González, from the Volcanoes […]

On Sunday, the Red Cross reported that 2016 ended with 1,295 violent deaths as a result of collisions, assaults or actions with firearms. According to the entity, traffic accidents killed 455 people, while assault weapons killed 318 people on the scene. In addition, the rescue teams transported more than 3,300 people in delicate condition. Similarly, […]

If you just returned from vacation and you are already thinking about the first holiday of the year, mark these on the calendar. This year, Holy Tuesday is on April 11th, as Holy Week begins on April 9th with Palm Sunday. The first “long weekend” will be in May, as Labor Day is on a […]

The seismographic network from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reported more than 5,500 earthquakes in the country during 2016, but only 162 were felt by the Costa Rican population. According to the report of the entity, the greatest number of earthquakes felt by the population occurred in the month of July, […]

A publication of the Mexican newspaper El Financiero claims that the former governor of Veracruz, Javier Duarte de Ochoa, wanted for corruption in his country, was in a luxury hotel in West San José in recent days. Duarte is investigated for crimes of organized delinquency, operations with resources of illicit origin and others that will […]

The National Concessions Council (CNC) reports that on Sunday January 1st, they will apply the reversible lane on Route 27, in order to lighten the arrival of people returning from their vacation on the beach to the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM). Reversibility will apply from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. During that time, […]