Due to Limón’s recent events, where 6 people have died, several WhatsApp recordings are circulating and they are informing that curfews will take place. However, authorities rejected this measure. Marlon Cubillo, director of the security forces in the province, said that Costa Rica is a democratic country and it is not true that such a […]
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OIJ dismantled a grow house in San Rafael de Sarchí
The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) dismantled a marijuana grow house in San Rafael de Sarchí. Authorities managed to seize 90 “creepy” marijuana plants, 4 kilos of the same drug that had been packaged, as well as 70 plants of another cannabis strain. The OIJ and security forces conducted the operation together and managed to arrest 4 […]
Akamai Technologies: Internet connection in Costa Rica is getting worse
According to the latest publication of the Internet State report, published by Akamai Technologies, during the second quarter of the year, Costa Rica had a significant drop in its world ranking of global development network connections. According to the study, Costa Rica went from occupying the 105th position to occupying the 114th position. In 2015, […]
20,000 migrants have crossed Costa Rica chasing the American dream
During the General Assembly of the United Nations Program on High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Deputy Minister Carmen Muñoz declared that more than 20,000 migrants pass through Costa Rica illegally chasing the “American dream”. The activity started on October 3rd at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and it will end on October 7th. […]
Hurricane Matthew will cause rains in some sectors
According to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN) the presence of Hurricane Matthew disturbs the country’s atmosphere, causing humidity and rains in sectors such as Central Valley, Pacific Central and South on October 4th. On this day, the Pacific’s humidity will reach the east side of the Central Valley, where the rains are expected to concentrate […]
Turrialba volcano erupted 11 times on October 3rd
Eliecer Duarte, expert at the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI). informed that on October 3rd, Turrialba volcano erupted at 7:42 am. However, it was only the first of 11 eruptions reported by authorities. The last eruption was recorded at 11:35 am. Although visibility does not allow us to provide more details, the […]