The heavy rains this Sunday caused various incidents in the national territory, including a landslide that was reported in Cariblanco, Sarapiquí. The Red Cross confirmed that after 6 pm an alert was received for a landslide on a house in that sector. When arriving at the scene, the rescuers located two women with several blows. […]
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Coco Island hides biodiversity treasures
For a lot of people, the natural beauty hidden in Isla del Coco, located in the Costa Rican Pacific, was a well-hidden secret. Its more than 200 species of fish and corals make it one of the ten best places for recreational diving in the world. Although it is no longer a secret to anyone, […]
Storm caused overflow of the sea in Caldera
On Saturday afternoon, drivers who were traveling through Puerto Caldera documented the moment when the swell grew to the point of overflowing. According to the Center for Research in Marine Sciences (Cimar), the reason for the phenomenon is due to storms in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The swells are generated by storms in […]
People in Santa Bárbara will have free internet access
The residents of Santa Bárbara de Heredia will have seven public spaces with free internet access for everyone, thanks to the program of Connected Public Spaces of the Superintendence of Telecommunications (Sutel). This was announced by the entity together with the Municipality of Santa Barbará and the Telecable company. Citizens will have the service 24 […]
PCD seizes 17 kilos of drugs and captures 28 people
Drug Control Police (PCD) officers carried out a national operation, through which they managed to seize 17 kilos of drugs. In addition, 28 people were sent to the Public Ministry as suspects of integrating a drug trafficking gang. Security Minister Michael Soto said the gang operates in Guanacaste but has ramifications in Heredia and San […]
Debt interest raised fiscal deficit in April
The interest generated by the national debt caused the fiscal deficit to end the first quarter at 2.08% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP); while at this time last year it was 1.93% of GDP. Despite the fact that total government revenues grew by 9%, expenses increased by 11%, hence the imbalance. The accumulated deficit […]