La Tigra Forest, the Talamanca-Caribe Biological Corridor and the Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve, as well as other landscapes with cocoa, abaca, and banana plantations are some of the Costa Rican natural scenarios that were exhibited this weekend in Egypt. Through a video with virtual reality technology, the country showed its biodiversity in a stand at […]
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Tourism created 211 thousand direct jobs
Until 2016, the national tourism industry contributed with the creation of 211 thousand jobs in the country. The figure was released by the Central Bank of Costa Rica and the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) as part of the results of the Tourism Satellite Account study. At the same time, the study showed that this […]
Young people create app for tourist safety in 30 consecutive hours
At least 40 young people competed in a hackathon, whose objective is to create a prototype for a security application, especially designed for tourists who arrive in the country. The app will be developed by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) as a response to the attacks suffered by two foreigners in Santa Teresa and […]
Escazú’s Municipality is not asking for data
On Saturday afternoon, the Municipality of Escazú made warned its residents about a group of people who intend to take their personal data. The authorities reported that unscrupulous people have been contacting the residents via telephone, asking them to visit a site to submit their data. The Municipality of Escazú is not requesting data by […]
China donated ¢3.3 million to purchase police equipment
The People’s Republic of China donated ¢3.3 million for the country to purchase police equipment. The government will invest resources in the purchase of protective equipment for officers of the Public Force and in telecommunications equipment. The donation was made in a recent tour of Security Minister Michael Soto in the Asian nation, in which […]
Constitutional Chamber notified ruling on gay marriage
Lawyer and activist Marco Castillo, from Movimiento Diversidad, confirmed that on November 14th he received the complete sentence of the Constitutional Chamber on same-sex marriage. The notification had to be done through a disk because it was very large,” Castillo told CRHoy.com. Now the National Printing Office must publish the document in the Judicial Bulletin […]