On Saturday, Turrialba Volcano woke up with important eruptive activity and ended the day in the same way. At 10 p.m. that day, the colossus registered a new eruption, which in addition to ash, released incandescent material, according to the report of the National Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (OVSICORI). The report by specialist María Martínez […]
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This is San José after heavy downpour
The heavy rains that affected San José and other parts of the country on Saturday night left behind a number of debris, mainly in the vicinity of the residential Mallorca in Curridabat, affected by Maria Aguilar River, and in the vicinity of the Park of La Paz. Sigifredo Pérez, of the CNE, said that they […]
Two subjects took the life of a foreigner in Limón
A Nicaraguan man died on Saturday night, after being shot by two guys in Los Lirios neighborhood in Limón. According to the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ), the man named Archibald, 53, was outside his home inspecting a security camera, when a vehicle arrived with two men who got off and made multiple shots, wounding him […]
BCR: Board of directors will keep members who investigate Cementazo case
Of the seven members that make up the Board of the Bank of Costa Rica, there are four that investigate the case of the credit granted to Chinese cement importer Juan Carlos Bolaños. Francisco Molina, Alberto Raven, Mónica Segnini and Evita Arguedas were the ones who denounced within the Board an alleged plan of Bolaños […]
Ferry services between Puntarenas and Naranjo Beach to be suspended
Due to maintenance work at the coasting terminal, four ferry services between Puntarenas and Playa Naranjo will be suspended from October 2nd to October 3rd. The authorities of the Port Maritime Division of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport reported that the trips to be suspended are the ones that leave at 7:00 p.m. […]
Turrialba Volcano erupted twice in less than threee hours
Turrialba Volcano registered two considerable explosions on Thursday, according to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI). The first occurred at 5:30 a.m., whose ash and gases plume rose more than 500 meters above the crater. The second event was recorded at 8:25 a.m. and generated a gas plume that rose more than […]