On Tuesday morning, thousands of dead fish floated to the shore and lay on the sand of one of the beaches from Manzanillo and Abangaritos. The image surprised both locals and tourists. The situation occurred in one of the beaches surrounding Hacienda la Ensenada Hotel. The Costa Rican Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (INCOPESCA) said […]
Costa Rican girl is the second best taekwondo athlete worldwide
The young María José Calderón keeps exalting the name of Costa Rica, since, according to the ranking of the World Taekwondo Federation, she holds the second place in the entire world. Calderón, world junior runner-up is one of those who dominate in the category of -44 kilograms worldwide. Only 37 tenths separate the girl from […]
Mandatory attention for young people linked to drugs
Minors who are arrested for drugs in the canton of Desamparados and Guadalupe will be enrolled in a program called “Juntos por todos” (together for everyone) that will treat the entire family. According to the Minister of Security, Gustavo Mata, said this strategy seeks to prevent drug use among minors, through the integration of institutions […]
Cartago streets are still in bad shape
A few weeks ago the neighbors and the Municipality of Cartago raised the voice asking the National Council of Roads (CONAVI) to intervene several national routes that pass through the province. Rolando Rodríguez, mayor of the canton, said that after the bust in the sector of Ochomogo, there were no further interventions on the roads. […]
Costa Rican wants to conquer the highest mountain in America
Ricardo Arias, a Costa Rican sportsman, began an expedition to climb the Aconcagua hill, the highest mountain in the American continent. Arias is part of a group of Central Americans who will attempt to climb the 6,960-meter-high hill from the city of Mendoza in Argentina. The expedition would take 2 weeks. This is the second […]
Three men were half-buried under a wall
On Tuesday morning, three men were half-buried after a wall fell on them. The incident happened in a construction site located in San Antonio de Desamparados. The Red Cross and the firefighters were trying to rescue and unearth the victims. The causes of the incident and the identities of the victims are still unknown. crhoy.com