The Ministry of Health launched an alert due to the sale of a fake drug from Mexico. The drug is also sold in Costa Rica, but here there are no reports so far. The Directorate for the Regulation of Health Interest Products received a statement from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) explaining the alert […]
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Companies can receive training to become carbon neutral
Costa Rica is preparing to execute the Carbon Neutrality Country Program 2.0, which will take effect in January 2018. The proposal seeks to be a key tool to reach zero emissions of greenhouse gases in the year 2080. To put this program into practice, training for companies and people wishing to join the initiative is […]
Constitutional Chamber curbs the Government’s intention to issue new fishing licenses for trawling
The Constitutional Chamber accepted a writ of amparo lodged against the government agreement that allowed the issuance of new licenses for trawling. The appeal was filed by environmental lawyer Álvaro Sagot. The magistrates accepted the complaint on Wednesday, suspending the agreement of the Costa Rican Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Incopesca). On November 10th, the […]
Four thousand athletes will run the San José Costa Rica Marathon
Everything is ready for the twentieth edition of the San José Costa Rica Marathon on December 3rd. As revealed by the organization of the event, some 4,000 athletes will take the starting line in the seven different categories: • 42 kilometers • 21 kilometers • 10 kilometres • 4 kilometers • Wheel chair • Children […]
November ends as the shakiest month in the last five years
November 2017 ended yesterday as the month with the highest number of earthquakes in Costa Rica in the last five years. This was revealed by the monthly report issued by the National Seismological Network (RSN). The document states that the country accounted for 471 earthquakes, the month with the highest number of events since October […]
Mountain dog finally caught on camera in Talamanca
A camera caught images of the elusive wild dog Speothos venaticus for the first time in the country. The sighting occurred in Talamanca mountains, according to the National Geographic. This is the first time that the mountain dog has been spotted in Costa Rica. It has been seen at a maximum elevation of 1500 meters […]