Starting this month, Costa Ricans will be able to take a direct flight to Munich, Germany. This was reported by the German airline Condor, which indicated that this promotion is part of the celebrations to mark 25 years of flying to our country. In addition, Condor will have 3 flights a week to Frankfurt. Carsten […]
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Customs seizes more than a thousand kilos of goods
The Directorate General of Customs held at the Juan Santamaria International Airport 62 bags (1021.5 kilograms) with 53 different products to travelers from the United States, Panama, Mexico, Colombia and Europe, among others, for omitting the declaration of these goods. It is presumed the travelers brought spare parts for vehicles, gold and silver jewelry, new […]
Dutch man turns trash into art… and it all started in Costa Rica
The idea came from his two-year-old son, who preferred to collect bottle corks instead of exotic shells in the white sand beaches of Costa Rica. Now, Ralph Groenheijde creates art from trash on the beaches of Holland. This hyperactive Dutch ended up turning the idea into a project: transforming waste into a crazy artwork. Groenheijde […]
Ciudad de Sabores Fair: an event to eat traditional food
Corn rice, bagels, tortillas, Payaguá Mascada and corn gruel will be part of “Ciudad de Sabores Fair” which will take place on November 5th, from 3 pm to 8 pm, in the Historic Center of Liberia on Calle Real. It will be open to the public and the entry is for free. This activity is […]
19 American, health specialists will be working on Telire for 6 days
For 6 days, people from Piedra Mesa de Telire, in Talamanca, are going to receive medical care from 19 America, health specialists. Doctors, nurses and dentists from the Southern Command, will work with 30 Costa Rican specialists to offer preventive medicine services and other consultations in pediatrics, ophthalmology and gynecology. This humanitarian mission is called […]
Second-hand clothing is sold without any health control
Imported, second-hand clothing does not go through any verification process or fumigation by the authorities of the Ministry of Health. This was noted by the authorities of the Costa Rican Textile Chamber (CATECO) that are concerned because diseases and pests could spread as consequence of this. According to Danny Mora, legal representative of the Association of […]