Costa Rica News, Summarized in English and Linked to the Source

Tired of returning home with less money in their pocket after working all day, a group of taxi drivers decided to fight back: they created an application that aims to recover all clients that Uber stole from them. “Taxis de Costa Rica” app allows users to know in advance the price of the travel, the […]

The Drug Control Police (PCD), arrested the first 2 mules of the year. They were apprehended in the kilometer 35 in the southern part of the country. The men carried bags of cocaine in their stomachs. According to the report of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP), the arrests occurred at different times, when they […]

The influence of a cold front has brought strong winds and downpours which in turn have caused floods, landslides, and damage to houses due to falling trees and power lines. The National Emergency Commission (CNE) reports 18 homes affected by tree falls in several areas of the country. Walter Fonseca, head of operations of the […]

The Christmas holidays ended and some citizens took advantage of the time to get rid of what wasn’t longer useful. In addition to the traditional trash, there are armchairs, clothes, printers, televisions and even a refrigerator in the middle of the street. Vacant lots are also exploited as new landfills and the collection of these […]

Each month, judicial authorities receive from 70 to 80 reports of burglaries in cantons near the metropolitan area of San José. According to the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), that figure tends to increase during the holidays. Eddy Roda, head of the office of assaults, robberies and thefts at the OIJ, made a list of the […]

The fire that occurred at about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday in Libertad Uno de Pavas, affected 45 adults and 11 minors. According to information from the Fire Department, the fire consumed a total of 460 square meters. Seven firefighter units went to the area to handle the emergency and managed to save 660 square meters. […]