Specialists are trying to raise awareness about endometriosis, a disease that affects 1 out of 10 women in fertility age. It is a chronic disease in which tissue that normally grows inside the uterus is found elsewhere in the body, especially in the pelvic cavity and ovaries, behind the uterus, ligaments of the uterus, bladder […]
Interest rates will remain stable during 2016
Interest rates in colones will remain stable during the third quarter of 2016. This was announced by the Economic Research Institute from The University of Costa Rica (UCR). Economist Rudolf Lücke declared that interest rates could be from 4.75% to 5.25% regarding the methodological adjustment made by the Central Bank of Costa Rica in September […]
Small changes to help the enviroment: carbon neutral kindergarten’s tips
Despite being a small business, Ovo Montessori kindergarten in Escazú recently achieved a certification from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), as a carbon neutral organization, which has motivated other schools to ask kindergarten’s help to achieve this goal. Small changes and a lot of organization are part of the modifications made in this […]
Elderly couple lives with 25 dogs!
There is a new case of animal hoarding in Alajuela. This time it is a poor, elderly couple who are living with at least 25 dogs. According to Andrea Vallejo, from Vida Animal Costa Rica, the couple lives on the banks of a river in a tin shanty without basic services. They live off charity. […]
Brazilians are against the Olympic Games
According to Datafolha, 50% of Brazilians are against the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, which will begin within 17 days on a country hit by a severe, economic and political crisis. In 2013, only 25% of Brazilians were against the Olympic Games. At that time, 38% of respondents thought that organizing the first Games in […]
Tilarán’s new Pain Clinic and Palliative Care center
After 10 years of its creation, Tilarán’s Pain Clinic and Palliative Care has its own building. It was possible thanks to Junta de Protección Social’s contribution of almost 250 million colones as well as its own funds of about 50 million colones. As a result, the institution will better help people with great discomfort and […]