Surfers and visitors at Esterillos Este Beach have an eye on the waves and the other in alert, due to a repeated crocodile sighting. The Essential Costa Rica Open Pro QS 3000 tournament, from the World Surf League, is being held in this Costa Rican beach since October 5th. However, the event had to be […]
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Cartago celebrated the Oxcart Driver Day
On October 9th, the Municipality of Cartago celebrated El Día de Los Boyeros, or Oxcart Driver Day, and more than 200 wagons participated in the event. They started their journey at the Monument to the Drover from Cartago. The activity has taken place during the last 7 years, on the second Sunday of October: people […]
San José was filled with music in the fight for a spot in the Festival of Light
On Saturday morning, 13 bands filled Chinatown, in San José, in a contest to win a place in the Festival of Light. The bands from Alajuela and San José, such as the Municipal Band of Tibás, Communal Band La Fortuna, Sarchí Marching Band, the Municipal Band of Alajuela and San José Municipal played pieces that […]
Max, a furry angel
Max is not a common dog: it takes out the trash from the house, it punishes itself when doing a mischief and it has saved its owner’s life on several occasions. In the last 4 years, Max has been its owner’s right hand: she has Guillain Barre syndrome, a disorder that causes episodes of total […]
Facial biometrics in financial transactions
The automated facial recognition, a biometric method that recognizes a person from a previously created image, is the new tool that can be used to access virtual platforms and apps to make transactions. Coopeservidores is the first financial institution that implements this tool in Costa Rica. International airports and even by big companies such as […]
Ex Judge pretended to be dead to save his life
Judge Álvaro Fernández Silva’s former maid’s daughter, along with two accomplices, tricked him and made him believe that she needed legal help in a case of domestic violence. However, the girl’s true intention, surnamed Arroyo, was to attack him and rob Fernández Silva’s home, located in Poás Alajuela. Since the victim has met Arroyo before, […]