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A Costa Rican frog’s journey to Europe

May 15, 2019 by Staff News Writer

A Costa Rican frog arrived to Europe in a box of bananas. This was announced by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Animal Cruelty (RSPCA) in the United Kingdom. The amphibian, a tree frog, was found in Lidl, Netherfield, in Nottingham, and according to that society, the animal was treated by a veterinarian. The […]

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Priority of national parks is to protect flora and fauna of the country

April 25, 2019 by Staff News Writer

More than 20% of the Costa Rican territory is made up of different Protected Wild Areas that hold 5% of the world’s biodiversity. The Manuel Antonio National Park (PNMA) is the most visited in the country thanks to its calm waters, lush vegetation and animals such as monkeys, raccoons, coatis and hundreds of birds and […]

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Costa Rica in the top 10 countries with the greatest press freedom

April 22, 2019 by Staff News Writer

Costa Rica is among the top 10 countries with the greatest press freedom, according to the latest edition of the World Press Freedom Classification prepared by Reporters Without Borders. This country is considered as “a separate case on the continent” and appears as the best qualified. It is an exception in a region corroded by […]

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Meet Koa, the new canine agent of the OIJ

April 8, 2019 by Staff News Writer

After more than seven thousand votes of the citizenship, the new member of the Canine Unit of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) already has a name: Koa. This name means “brave without fear” and was the preferred name that obtained more than four thousand votes in the social networks of the judicial police. Alejandro Castillo […]

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Zona Norte has 19 thousand solar panels to serve five thousand families

April 1, 2019 by Staff News Writer

The North Zone has its first solar park. It was inaugurated this Saturday as part of a project managed between the Cooperativa de Electrificación Rural de San Carlos (Coopelesca) and the National Consortium of Electrification Companies (Coneléctricas RL). It is called Cooperative Solar Park and is located in Buenos Aires de Pocosol, about 4.5 kilometers […]

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OIJ asks Costa Ricans to name their new agent

March 25, 2019 by Staff News Writer

An announcement published on the official twitter of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) appeals to the creativity of Costa Ricans. The entity is looking for a name for its new agent in the Canine Unit, a white Swiss Shepherd breed. Thousands of name ideas rained on the comments. crhoy.com

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