The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday in San Salvador to discuss support for an internal dialogue in Venezuela, confirmed Salvadoran Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez. The meeting is confirmed (…). It will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) at ten o’clock in the headquarters of the Ministry of […]
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Venezuela accuses Costa Rica of “encouraging coup”
Once again, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Delcy Rodríguez attacked Costa Rica and the countries that adhered to the position of Pope Francisco on Monday, who called for a solution to prevent more violence in that country. The position backed by Costa Rica was also supported by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay. Those […]
Costa Rican workers on Labor Day
Thousands of Ticos used the Labor Day to take to the streets and defend their rights, during a march that extended all along the Second Avenue and ended in front of the Legislative Assembly. Before it began, a mass was celebrated, where the great absentee was the President Luis Guillermo Solís, who did not go […]
“Maduro did not convene a Constituent Assembly but a prostitute”
Venezuelan opposition leaders have rejected President Nicolas Maduro’s call for a Constituent Assembly, warning that this confirms a coup against Parliament and deepens the political crisis. Presidential candidate Henrique Capriles used Twitter to express his concern on the president’s announcement to convene a Constituent Assembly to draft a new Magna Carta. Capriles said that the […]
Volcanologists confirm formation of new crater in Poás
As a result of recent eruptive activity, a new crater is forming at the top of the Poás Volcano. This new formation takes place in the same site where the dome used to be, a structure of about 30 meters that disappeared after the eruption of April 14th. The Costa Rican Volcanologist and Seismological Observatory […]
ICE moves ancient petroglyph to protect it
The Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) decided to move a petroglyph with the aim of protecting this millennial piece that was built between 300 and 800 after Christ. According to an ICE statement, the image recorded on rock was discovered in 2011 during operations for the construction of the Pailas I Geothermal Plant in […]