The Nicaraguan opposition hopes that the rapprochement between President Daniel Ortega’s government and the OAS helps to suspend the elections of November 6th, considered to be a fraud. By achieving this, they could organize new elections in 2017 with transparent and pluralist guarantees. The opposition wants the election process to be free, transparent, with new […]
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Native dies after twelve hours of walking for medical care
A native woman died for not receiving timely care. She was very ill and reached a medical center 12 hours too late. But this was the fastest her community could her out of the mountains in Boyei. Other natives set up a stretcher and carried Isel Payán on foot through mud trails to a place […]
Ash is emanating from Turrialba volcano
Turrialba volcano keeps emanating ash and it is reaching almost a thousand meters high. Eliecer Duarte, expert from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) declared that this is the state of the volcano at the moment, but that they cannot determine when it started because their seismographs are damaged. He affirmed that […]
Go to Dracula’s Castle on Halloween!
Halloween is just around the corner. And there is no better way to spend that day than in the place where fear lives: Dracula’s Transylvanian Castle … or at least that’s Airbnb application’s goal. The vacation rentals company launched a worldwide contest for horror lovers. The winner will spend October 31th, along with a companion, […]
Strike will affect pharmaceutical service in health area of Alajuela
Officials from the pharmaceutical service in the health area of Alajuela claim that they need more staff, because they cannot cope with more than 500 daily customers. The officials also claim their requests are not heard. As a result the Pharmaceutical Service of the Health Area in Alajuela will go on a strike onTuesday. Carlos […]
Turrialba volcano’s ash damaged three seismographs and a camera
Turrialba volcano tricked OVSICORI volcanologists. The accumulation of ash near its slopes caused that three seismographs and a camera, located around the top, stopped working. The equipment is used to monitor the volcano’s activity. A group of experts traveled to the area on October 17th to try to solve the problem. We are trying to […]