Headbangers had their night on Saturday during the concert of the legendary band Metallica, at the National Stadium. However, there’s a negative side to it: La Sabana was filled with trash. Early risers and joggers had to exercise amid beer cans, bags, boxes, cups, plastic bottles and anything else you can imagine. The press went […]
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225 buses will be monitored through GPS
In order to verify compliance with schedules, routes, amount of complete trips, authorized stops and the use of appropriate units, the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep) began placing geolocators (GPS) in buses. The first phase of the project to be held for three months, includes the installation of 225 GPS devices, which will monitor […]
National Science and Technology Fair will open its doors
The National Fair of Science and Technology will open on November 9th , with projects from the 27 regional education directorates around the country. Students in schools are making the final touches to their projects, which will be presented in the competition. In 2016, the fair celebrates its 30th anniversary. Over the years the activity […]
According to experts, wood will be the raw material for the production of renewable energy
Thanks to a gasifier that will transform wood chips into energy, dry wood will be the raw material for the production of renewable energy. The biomass of forest origin (wood, firewood, forest residues, remnants of the timber and furniture industries) is called dendroenergy. This is a new way to achieve the country’s objectives of reaching […]
Turrialba volcano does not sleep
Turrialba volcano did not sleep on Sunday, according to a detailed new report from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica National University (OVSICORI-A). The colossus has presented intermittent ash emissions” and the eruption reported at 11:08 a.m. was in progress until 5:00 p.m. The ashes reached 700 meters high in the brief moments […]
Two men were trapped in an islet due to a flash flood
2 young men, who were in the middle of an islet in a river, were rescued by the Fire Department. The incident occurred in Pedregoso of San Isidro del General in Perez Zeledón, near a bridge in the town. Apparently both men, of about 20 years old, were washing a motorcycle when a flash flood […]