The Tropical Market aims to empower San José as a cultural and inclusive space to promote national products. The Tropical Market will take place in Combai Mercado Urbano, in Escazú, from December 9th to December 11th, from 11 am to 8 pm. One of the characteristics of this activity is that producers and consumers aim […]
Beware! Someone could be using your pics to pretend to be you!
Mónica Gamboa has been living a nightmare for the last 9 months: she realized that someone had created a fake Facebook account with her photos. At that moment, she reported it and the profile was closed. However, a month ago, a man in the street called her “Alejandra Valenciano”. She didn’t understand and he told […]
Yellow alert in Turrialba, Jiménez, Alvarado and Oreamuno
The National Emergency Commission (CNE) declared a yellow alert in Turrialba, Jiménez, Alvarado and Oreamuno of Cartago after the magnitude 5.3 earthquake that occurred on November 30th. Several residents of San Martín de Irazú, Capellades, San Rafael, Pacayas and Juan Viñas reported damage to their homes, as well as small landslides and cracks in the […]
State institutions must submit full reports on damage caused by Otto
State institutions must submit within two months their full reports on the damage caused by hurricane Otto in the country. These reports will allow the National Emergency Commission to prepare a detailed, action plan after the national emergency decreed by president Luis Guillermo Solís. On November 30th, there were 4,425 people in 34 shelters. 461 […]
400 aftershocks were reported after the earthquake
The Vulcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) recorded more than 400 aftershocks after the earthquake that took place in Capellades de Alvarado in Cartago. The 5-kilometer-deep earthquake was recorded at 6:25 pm, on November 30th. It had a 5.3 magnitude. The aftershocks had magnitudes lower to 4.3 degrees. According to Ronny Quintero, an […]
According to a report, LaMia airplane was not supposed to take off
According to an official report released by Bolivian newspaper El Deber, the Bolivian airplane in which Brazilian Chapecoense football club was traveling, and that crashed on November 28th, had at least five observations: the aircraft was not supposed to take off. The press published some details of the flight plan delivered by LaMia dispatcher Álex […]