In response to the constant activity of Poás and Turrialba volcanoes in Alajuela and Cartago, respectively, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) called on the population to protect themselves and prevent ash from affecting them. Recommendations: -Avoid outdoor activities. -Remember that the most vulnerable people are those who have asthma or suffer from bronchitis. […]
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“Otto” is not longer part of the list of names of Atlantic hurricanes
It left destruction and death in Costa Rica and Panama. As a result, it is not longer part of the list of names of Atlantic hurricanes. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) determined to permanently exclude Otto and Matthew from the list of names available to baptize cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. Otto, the first hurricane […]
Costa Rican mining industry gains ground
The contribution of the non-metallic mining sector increased favorably during the last years. According to data from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), this increase coincides with the increase in infrastructure and roads construction in the country. Mining -as long as it is sustainable with the environment- is possible, because we depend on it […]
Poás reduces activity and maintains modest steam plume
Poás Volcano has a smaller eruptive activity this Monday, compared to what was reported over the weekend. An overflight made this morning by a team from the National University’s Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (OVSICORI-UNA) showed a modest water vapor plume. Eliécer Duarte, a vulcanologist, commented that the cloudiness in the area did not allow to […]
More Costa Ricans would be in global child porn chats
The arrest of two members of a global network of child pornography distribution through WhatsApp alerted the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ): they suspect that there is more access to these digital clusters. According to the Sexual Offenses Section of the judicial police, the people in these groups observe ‘raw pornography’ with atrocious content of children […]
This incredible photograph of a beach from Guanacaste went viral!
A beach from Guanacaste steals the hearts of users in social networks. The images capture the natural show in which blue lights adorn the sea and the sand. The moment was captured and shared on the site of the Costa Rican photo startup ToTheWonder®, by photographer Luis Solano Pochet. As explained in the description of […]