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A photo highlights the arduous work of the Red Cross in Upala

November 29, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Lucrecia Córdoba’s photo, wearing her Red Cross uniform while eating surrounded by mud and rubble, went viral in social networks and  it quickly accumulated hundreds of positive comments, highlighting the noble work she and her colleagues are doing. Córdoba spoke with CRHoy.com and said that she has been a volunteer for 5 years in Zarcero´s […]

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A photo filled with hope the population!

November 28, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Amid the sadness over the tragedy that hurricane Otto caused in Costa Rica, a photo filled with hope the population. A sloth’s photo, that was clinging to a tube went viral. With it, campaigns of faith and help were started due to the impact of the hurricane on Bagaces and Upala. The author of that […]

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WOD Fest 2016 will be held this weekend!

November 25, 2016 by Staff News Writer

232 athletes will gather on November 26th and November 27th at the WOD Fest 2016, the most important crossfit competition of the country This is the 6th edition, which brings together the best competitors in this discipline. Athletes from Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Panama will participate in the event. This 2016, we […]

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In the midst of a hurricane threat, a giraffe was born in Liberia

November 24, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Amid the threat by the arrival of Hurricane Otto in Costa Rica, Wednesday morning saw the birth of a giraffe in the center Ponderosa Adventure Park. The giraffe was named Isabel. It is the ninth giraffe born in Costa Rican soil. It weighed 60 kilograms and measured 1.50 meters in height. According to Tania Pivovarova, […]

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Liver transplants saved 11 people’s lives

November 23, 2016 by Staff News Writer

During this year, 11 people had a new chance to live thanks to the liver transplants that were performed in national hospitals. Marvin Agüero, technical coordinator of donations and transplants from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), declared that, this year, the number of procedures increased by 3. According to the technical coordinator, the […]

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Music courses at UNA will start on February 13th, 2017

November 22, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Violin, viola, cello, saxophone or piano, are some of the options that the National University (UNA) will be offering in its courses of musical initiation for 2017. The Music School announced that the enrollment for the Music Training Program is open in the modalities of musical initiation, free courses, regular plan, intensive plan and pre-career […]

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