The Minister of Tourism, María Amalia Revelo, and the President of Iberia, Luis Gallego, signed on Thursday an agreement for the promotion of Costa Rica in Europe. The announcement was made within the framework of the Fitur International Tourism Fair 2019. Revelo stressed that the agreement will strengthen the friendship ties of Costa Rican tourism […]
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Snow show at Irazú Volcano
This month, Irazú Volcano has surprised its visitors with beautiful landscapes and a layer of frost in the mornings. As seen in the images and video, on Thursday morning the area known as Playa Hermosa, near one of the craters, looked completely white. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) noted that the lowest temperature in the […]
Authorities identified foreigner who drowned in Hermosa Beach
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) identified the person who drowned in Hermosa Beach, Guanacaste, at 8:51 am on Thursday. According to the press office of the OIJ, it’s an Italian woman named Irenka Douvabroba, 74, a resident of Santa Ana. According to the Red Cross, the victim apparently went out to swim and no one […]
Do you want to know how to make compost with household waste?
Between 50% and 60% of the waste produced in homes is organic, which means that it naturally degrades and should not be included in the traditional waste. Instead, it could be used to nurture plants and gardens. Julián Rojas, an academic at the National University (UNA), explains how to make compost with all organic waste […]
More public infrastructure would inject dynamism to the economy in 2019
During 2018, Costa Rica faced an international environment characterized by the normalization of monetary policy in the United States and Europe, high volatility in international financial markets, an increase in the price of oil and political tensions between the United States and China, as well as in Nicaragua. Internally, the level of inflation remained within […]
Nicaraguan businessmen suspend protest banned by police
Business associations in Nicaragua suspended the call for a protest on Thursday in the capital, after the police denied the permit and accused them of participating in a failed coup to depose President Daniel Ortega. The decision has been made to suspend the call to march, to avoid endangering the life and integrity of the […]