Ricardo Arias, a Costa Rican sportsman, began an expedition to climb the Aconcagua hill, the highest mountain in the American continent. Arias is part of a group of Central Americans who will attempt to climb the 6,960-meter-high hill from the city of Mendoza in Argentina. The expedition would take 2 weeks. This is the second […]
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Three men were half-buried under a wall
On Tuesday morning, three men were half-buried after a wall fell on them. The incident happened in a construction site located in San Antonio de Desamparados. The Red Cross and the firefighters were trying to rescue and unearth the victims. The causes of the incident and the identities of the victims are still unknown. crhoy.com
Rugrats Gang members were arrested in La Carpio
On Tuesday morning, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) arrested several people who would be linked to murder, aggravated robberies, theft and drug sales in La Carpio. The murder would have been committed on December 10th, 2016. The agents raided La Carpio and Tres Ríos sectors, and found members of a gang apparently know as the […]
Impact of climate change on animals is underestimated
Global warming affects nearly half of all terrestrial mammals and endangered a quarter of birds, far more than previously thought, according to a study. Primates and elephants are among the most affected species, mainly because they reproduce slowly and adapt slowly to rapid environmental changes, notes the study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. […]
What is the Tuxtla Summit?
The eyes of 10 countries will be in San José at the end of March, when the sixteenth edition of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Tuxtla Mechanism for Dialogue and Coordination. “Tuxtla Gutiérrez” is the name of a city and a Mexican municipality, which honors General Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez Canales, […]
228 DUI arrests in January
228 drivers were arrested in January for driving under the influence of alcohol. According to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT), these people were referred to the Public Ministry. In addition, 21 more drivers were fined for traveling in these conditions. For each alcohol-related death behind the wheel, the Traffic Police managed to […]