Every day, 8,000 people use the train to travel from Heredia to San José. Therefore, the wagons that cover that route are always at their maximum capacity. INCOFER expects that by extending the hours beyond the “rush hour”, passengers could be distributed to avoid overcrowding on the train. We want people who use the train […]
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The following areas must be evacuated!
President Luis Guillermo Solís ordered the immediate and mandatory evacuation of Delta Costa Rica, Calero, Las Barras de Colorado, Parismina, Tortuguero and Boca Tapada. According to Solís, the evacuation must be carried out immediately, as the biggest crisis is expected to be on November 24th and November 25th: storm Otto is just 400 km away […]
Solís: “don’t go crazy… Don’t buy gasoline because of Otto”
President Luis Guillermo Solís asked people not to go crazy and buy gas before Tropical Storm Otto alert, which is about to become a hurricane. The president declared that the country guarantees the supply of gasoline. Solis asked not store fuel in gallons or containers because they can cause more problems. RECOPE is alert to […]
Tortuguero will be greatly affected by storm Otto
The area of Tortuguero would be one of the most affected with the arrival of storm Otto. The area conditions make it one of the most vulnerable. The heavy sea could reach 2 kilometers inland and rain damages could affect more than 15 kilometers, informed Juan Carlos Fallas, Director of the National Meteorological Institute. Authorities […]
The TSE goes orange to support women!
From November 22nd to November 30th, the facade of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), in San José, will light orange. It intends to stop and prevent attacks against women and girls, within the framework of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, commemorated on November 25th. Activities will begin with the presentation […]
Music courses at UNA will start on February 13th, 2017
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 […]