Residents of Palmares may discard the “non-traditional junk”. This will be the third and last non-traditional waste campaign of the year. It will take place during the first two weeks of December. The goal is to decrease mosquito breeding sites. It also aims to avoid that the residues end up in vacant lots, streets or […]

With “Si no lo vives, no lo entiendes” concert, students from La Pitahaya Special Education Center will close the celebrations of the National Week of the Rights of people with Disabilities. Érica Ulate, a professor at the educational institution, explained that it is the fifth consecutive year in which they perform the concert. However, in […]

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) invests 100 million colones each year to replace traffic signals, including the ones that suffer all kind of vandalism: from receiving graffiti until “magically” disappearing. The Criminal Code provides a 5-to-30-day imprisonment penalty for those who damage a traffic signal. However, during 2016, suspects have not been […]

The removal of the Azoriano shrimp boat, which sank last week in Brasilito Beach, Guanacaste, was completed. As reported by Nelson Soto, from the Bureau of Navigation and Safety of the Port Maritime Division of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, authorities managed to remove almost all the remains of the vessel, such as […]

In October, a sloth was rescued in Simón Bolívar Park, after apparently falling from its mother and being abandoned in the place. The small animal was already located in a marshy area of the zoo. According to Melissa Salas, assistant of Fundación Administradora from the Park (FUNDAZOOO), it hasn’t received a name yet, because they […]