After the 7.6-magnitude earthquake, which occurred on Tuesday near the Atlantic coast of Honduras, the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reported seismic swarms in three volcanoes: Tenorio, Miravalles and Irazú. These low intensity movements were generated after 8:51 p.m., when the earthquake was recorded in Honduras. The information was confirmed by a […]
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Camera caught images of tapir and red brocket in Corcovado National Park
A tapir lying on the beach next to a sparrow hawk feeding on its fleas. This curious scene happened near the Sirena Biological Station of the Corcovado National Park, last December. It was recorded by Carlos Murillo, reserve park ranger. The officer mentioned that this type of sightings are very frequent in this place. The […]
Legislator insists on creating Ethics Commission in the Congress
Legislator Marcela Guerrero, from the Citizen Action Party (PAC), urged the Legislative Plenary to approve a regulatory reform to create an Ethics Commission in Congress that investigates and punishes legislators for lack of ethical conduct. The legislator asked that this file be made known after the Plenary discussed and voted on the report by the […]
Central branch of the CNFL reopened in San José
On Monday, the National Power and Light Company (CNFL) reopened the doors of the central branch, located in San José, which was closed since October, due to a remodeling process that included a System of Attention of Filas (SAF) to improve the times of attention to the users of the electric service. The improvements include […]
Costa Rican Photographer compiled the best sunsets of 2017
Costa Rican photographer Juan Pablo López managed to capture images breathtaking sunsets to compile the best photographs of 2017. These images are part of a project by López named Explorer, aiming to share his photographs, but also about gastronomy and culture with the public. For about nine years, López decided to share the wonders that […]
Bloody January: 17 homicides in nine days
The wave of violence of last year seems to have no end: in the first nine days of January the judicial authorities registered 17 homicides. The first double homicide of the year was recorded on Tuesday when two senior citizens were found dead at a home in San Jorge de Paso Canoas on the border […]