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For the first time in history, Puerto Limón will be a “home port” of a cruise line. According to Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), this means that this port is going to be the starting point of the travels for this type of vessel. The importance of the cruise season in the country is that […]

For the first time in the history Zapote’s festivities, an official sponsor will be available: “Florida Bebidas” Company. Thanks to the contract, the Municipality of San José will receive an income close to 14 million colones. Jorge Villalobos, president of the Committee of Popular Festivities of the Municipality, indicated that they will also give about […]

According to the Central Bank of Costa Rica, the construction sector recorded a fall of 4.3% in September, a figure that contrasts with the growth of 6.6% in 2015. Private construction recorded a fall in the meters actually built in non-residential buildings, which was cushioned by the best performance in the housing constructions; reaching around […]

A total of 4,434 Costa Rican schools are connected to Internet. 212 of these are connected by optical fiber, which increases the quality of navigation. In addition, by 2017, 130 other schools are expected to have this technology, which aims to improve the educational experience of the student population. On Friday, the Ministry of Public […]

The Twenty-second State of the Nation’s report, based on an analysis conducted in 2011 in 15 Latin American cities, highlighted that Costa Rica suffers from one of the worst mobility patterns in Latin America. According to the report, the capital of Costa Rica ranks second among Latin American cities in terms of private transport and […]

Seismic stations from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) caught the earthquake in New Zealand on Sunday. The movement of 7.8 degrees caused a 2-meter tsunami in the South Island of that country. Despite the intensity of the earthquake, no injuries were reported. The earthquake occurred near midnight on Sunday at a […]