Hurricane Otto hit the area of La Fortuna de Bagaces in Guanacaste. The weather phenomenon was relentless and destroyed everything that was on its way. Tourist and emblematic places of the area, such as Thermomanía, Yoko Termales and Termal El Guayacán, were greatly affected. However, they now reopen their doors. According to Prisicilla Solano, president […]
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If you are waiting for an arthroscopy or correction of carpal tunnel syndrome, the CCSS will call you!
If you are waiting for an arthroscopy or correction carpal tunnel syndrome at San Rafael de Alajuela and Max Peralta hospitals in Cartago, pay attention to your pone: officials from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) could call you at any time. The Fund intends to assist 2,000 pending cases during 2017. It is […]
UCCAEP recognized the legislators’ efforts to pass the Bill to Fight Tax Fraud
After the approval of the Bill to Fight Tax Fraud, the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of Private Business Sector (UCCAEP) recognized the efforts of most legislators for having assessed the information provided by all parties . The group supports the goal to fight tax fraud with legal tools that protect authorities and […]
INS float was awarded at the Light Festival!
“Somos Protectores” float, from the National Insurance Institute (INS) was awarded as the brightest float at The Light Festival. The float, which measured 20 meters long, 6 meters wide and 4 meters high, was built on a bus chassis, with electricity, LED screens and intelligent lights. In addition, Claro Costa Rica won the second place […]
An app aims to prevent crashes into trains
As part of the results of Ruta IN project, which gathered 30 young people with a vocation in science and technology, a group of students created an application to try to prevent crashes into trains. These young people created an app that tells the user the train distance so they can decide whether to cross […]
A bill aims to help Costa Ricans to generate their own energy
Can you imagine generating the energy your family consumes with clean sources in your backyard? A bill aims to regulate it so that more Costa Ricans can do it. The law aims to give the possibility to households to put a panel or other type of generation for self-consumption. We want to generate the rules […]