On Wednesday, Costa Rica will close it’s borders to foreigners and non-residents. However, leaving on Tuesday to renew a tourist visa has the potential to become a nightmare scenario of being trapped between borders for an extended period. The problem is that a “border run” requires exiting Costa Rica, and entering another country, typically at […]
CNE: nearly one million people will participate in national drill next Monday
On Monday, the National Emergency Commission (CNE) referred to the First National Evacuation Drill due to earthquake, which is scheduled for August 19th. With the presence of relief authorities, such as the Fire Department and the Costa Rican Red Cross, the institution provided details of the drill that will take place from 9:00 am and […]
Mama Africa: the female human-trafficking leader in Costa Rica
A woman identified by the authorities as Mama Africa is the main suspect in the transfer of 249 foreigners through national territory. The woman named López Martínez is one of the 36 people who were arrested on Tuesday morning in the North Zone and South Zone of the country. The victims are African, Asian and […]
UNA research reveals microplastic presence in edible fish
The study is part of the university thesis of Nefertiti Sibaja, a student at the School of Biological Sciences of UNA. Preliminary investigations have already set off the alarms for some time: “Before this thesis, UNA researchers have fpund microplastic in fish, here in the Las Baulas Marine Park, in Guanacaste, despite being a protected […]
Alvarado suggests changes to encourage consumption of new basic basket products
President Carlos Alvarado Quesada suggested that the country walk towards cultural and nutritional changes that encourage the consumption of new products of the basic basket tax. At the same time, he defended that the new composition seeks to protect Costa Ricans who have a lower purchasing power. There is a whole change of culture that […]
Magistrates give the Assembly a year and a half to decide on equal marriage
The magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber gave the Legislative Assembly one and a half years to decide on equal marriage. In addition, they favored the unconstitutionality actions that ban same sex unions. This was announced by magistrate Fernando Castillo on Wednesday night. Since 9 p.m. a group of people was demonstrating outside the chamber in […]