The National Power and Light Company (CNFL) reported that on Thursday, December 7th, there will be no electricity in Hatillo and San Antonio de Escazú. The company will change a light post in Hatillo 3 from 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and the service will be suspended to 44 customers of the mall 5. In […]
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Uber ventures into the food delivery business
As of Wednesday, Uber Eats, the new Uber app came into operation, but only to order express food. Several delivery people have already been seen in the province of San José, where it operates for now. To access the service, you must download a new application and each shipment will have a varied cost. Some […]
Imports from Asia maintain sustained growth
According to the results of the Annual Report: “Costa Rica Importa”, prepared by the Commercial Intelligence platform of the Chamber of Foreign Trade (Crecex), in recent years, Costa Rican imports from Asia show a sustained growth and in many cases a substitution of imports that were previously made from the United States and Central America. […]
Boat Parade this Saturday in Quepos
The multicolored lights and the Christmas decoration will take the Quepos Sea this Saturday, December 9th in the fourth edition of the Bright Lights and Boat Parade. It is a parade of illuminated boats organized by Marina Pez Vela since 2014 with the aim of welcoming Christmas while thanking the people of Quepos for their […]
Isla del Coco celebrates 20 years of being a Natural World Heritage Site
Coco Island celebrates its 20th anniversary on December 6th, since it was declared a Natural World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It’s located 532 km from Cabo Blanco, Puntarenas, and its 24-square-kilometer and 12-nautical miles land and marine ecosystem represents a sanctuary of life for more than 2,600 […]
New trial against judge who installed camera in women’s bathroom
The Criminal Court of Heredia ordered that it initiate a new trial against a judge who is suspected of placing a camera in the women’s bathroom of the Courts of Justice of Heredia. The order came after an appeal hearing annulled the dismissal and return of evidence that had been declared in favor of the […]