The Brazilian government declared a three-day mourning for the victims of the plane crash. Players from Brazilian Chapecoense football team died before landing in the Colombian city of Medellin. President Temer declared on his Twitter account that the government had mobilized aeronautics, as well as the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support the families […]

76 bodies were identified and five people were rescued after the plane where they were traveling crashed. Travellers were players from Brazilian Chapocoense football team. The accident occured in La Ceja, on November 28th. 81 people were on the flight, including 72 passengers and nine crew members. crhoy.com

Since the beginning of last week, Upala, like other districts in the North, went on red alert when Otto was seen as important news, instead of being perceived as a weather threat that would leave such a grim legacy. There were six intense, night hours. The dawn made evident the destruction and the challenge that […]

A satellite video released by NASA, in one of its YouTube channels, shows the way hurricane Otto hit Costa Rica and Nicaragua. According to the space agency, the images were collected from November 22nd to November 25th. The animation was possible due to the images captured by NASA’s GOES-East satellite. As it hit the country, Otto […]

During this week, the crossing between Pozuelo and Jardines del Recuerdo will be closed from 10:00 pm to 4:00 am due to asphaltic works that will be conducted until December 3rd. Gustavo Morera, an engineer at the National Road Safety Council (CONAVI) informed that the dynamic will be repeated if and when the rain conditions […]

Teams from the Ministry of Health have been working in Upala, in the areas affected by hurricane Otto, to prevent the proliferation of mosquitoes breeding sites. It was anticipated that the hurricane “washed away” the mosquitoes for at least a week, but they refuse to die. As consequence, authorities asked people not to lower their […]