More than 40 people died tragically during Holy Week, according to the Costa Rican Red Cross. Almost half of those killed died in traffic accidents on the road. Compared to last year, there was a decrease of one case. Luis Guzmán, National deputy director of Risk Management, added that this year the entity dealt with […]
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5.7 earthquake shook the state of Guerrero in Mexico
On Monday, an earthquake of preliminary magnitude 5.7 was registered with an epicenter in Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico, according to the National Seismological Network. The movement happened at 3:15 pm, 65 kilometers southwest of Ometepec. The earthquake was also perceived in Mexico City, despite the fact that seismic warning was not activated. Claudia Sheinbaum, head of […]
Despite crocodile warnings, bathers enter the water
The sign says it clearly: “Crocodiles, do not swim, do not feed.” However, some vacationers ignore the warning. Either they do not read it or they do not understand. This is seen in a photograph taken this Friday in the beach sector Tivives, located southwest of Puntarenas, 8 km from the port of Caldera. Two […]
Cross-border natives may opt for Costa Rican nationality
The Ngöbe-Buglé natives born in the border area between Panama and Costa Rica may opt for Costa Rican nationality. This was stipulated by legislators in a bill to give protection to the indigenous person, which advanced in the legislative current when it was ruled in the Human Rights Commission. According to Enrique Sanchez, from the […]
Costa Rica in the top 10 countries with the greatest press freedom
Costa Rica is among the top 10 countries with the greatest press freedom, according to the latest edition of the World Press Freedom Classification prepared by Reporters Without Borders. This country is considered as “a separate case on the continent” and appears as the best qualified. It is an exception in a region corroded by […]
Police arrest migrant smuggler in Los Chiles
On April 20th, a Nicaraguan man was arrested for the crime of migrant trafficking during the actions carried out by the Professional Migration Police due to the Holy Week Operation. In a roadblock, in the area known as Pilas de Oro in Las Tablillas (Los Chiles, border with Nicaragua), immigration officers detected a vehicle driven […]