The price of the dollar continues to fall in the Monex wholesale market. This Tuesday the session closed at ¢565.8, that is, ¢1 less than on Monday, and the lowest price since May 2018, according to data from the Central Bank. The downward adjustment that the exchange rate has had is due to several factors: […]
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American tried to bring a liter of marijuana oil to the country
An American citizen was arrested at the Juan Santamaría airport as he brought a liter of marijuana oil in his luggage. The information was confirmed by Michael Soto, Minister of Public Security. The man also brought 600 pipettes used for smoking and 50 electronic cigarettes. The Drug Control Police (PCD ) detected the plastic container […]
Earthquake shook the South Zone and part of the Central Valley
A tremor shook the country on Tuesday morning. The earthquake was felt in several areas of the country, but the epicenter was in Uvita, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas. According to the report of the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (Ovsicori), the intensity of the earthquake was 4.4 degrees, at a depth of 26 kilometers. […]
There was a secret meeting between the US and Diosdado Cabello
The Associated Press (AP) news agency revealed on Monday that Nicolás Maduro’s right hand held at least one meeting with senior officials of the United States Government, in order to look for a negotiation for Maduro’s exit from power in Venezuela. In that conversation, in which other Chavismo militants close to Maduro also participated, the […]
Prosecutor confirms: cases against Mauricio Víquez won’t prescribe
The Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that they have already begun the proceedings to obtain approval to extradite former priest Mauricio Víquez Lizano from Mexico. He was arrested on Sunday at a house in Monterrey, Nuevo León. Attorney General Emilia Navas Aparicio said there is no concern about the possibility that the cases prescribe, because the […]
More sulfur at the top of Poás volcano
The changes associated with the intense volcanic activity of Poás Volcano continue to give curious and valuable images to scientists studying the colossus. A new image published by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (Ovsicori) on August 19th shows the sulfur columns in the massif. On July 26th that same scientific entity published a video that […]