Several institutions, including the Municipality of San José, are carrying out an eviction of 57 families living in 25 de Julio Park, known as “Aguantafilo”, and in Reina María, both in Hatillo. According to the entity, the action is being executed in conjunction with several institutions, coordinated by the National Commission on Evictions. The idea […]

Costa Rica lost 101,000 agricultural hectares in the last 30 years to use them for other activities, especially those related to real estate developments. In the case of corn, the drop in hectares is 44,000, rice lost 34,000 hectares, and coffee and beans lost 6000 and 22,000, respectively. This is because is more profitable to […]

A man who was walking by the slopes of Rincón de la Vieja volcano was surprised when he found himself face to face with a 2-meter constrictor snake. The close encounter with the reptile occurred on Saturday at about 10 a.m., when the man was going to a drilling site in the Pailas sector. The […]

From 5 p.m. on Saturday, Turrialba volcano showed a new increase in seismicity, as well as the emission of steam, gases and ash. The latest report of the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) details the presence of an ash cloud of less than 500 meters, heading northwest. The seismogram amplitudes observed in […]

On October 7th, the National Power and Light Company (CNFL) said goodbye to 111 officials who benefited from voluntary labor mobility. This is the second time the company implements this mobility plan. Since 2014, CNFL has accumulated savings and containment of spending close to ¢ 11 billion annually, as reported by the institution. According to […]

Keylor Jacob Cole Kelly, known as “Gato Cole”, is currently in the hands of law enforcement authorities. The man, who is allegedly linked to one of the narco gangs fighting for territory in the province of Limón, was at the Lincoln Plaza shopping center in Moravia, when authorities found him. He was apprehended while authorities […]