International shifts in oil prices have a direct impact on the national economy because they establish the criteria for Costa Rican prices. According to data from the brokerage firm Aldesa, the price of oil has had three stages during 2016. At the beginning of the year continued the downward trend to reach $ 30 per […]
Archives for August 22, 2016
Tank Museum is auctioning armored vehicles due to the lack of visitors
One of the many World War II museums in the French region of Normandy is auctioning its collection due to the lack of visitors (this year it has had a 30% decrease). The museum was opened three years ago, and it belongs to a former Air France pilot who assembled it over decades. Among the 130 […]
Uber’s impact in Costa Rica
Uber entered Costa Rica without knocking. That was enough to revolutionize the already hectic transport service. On August 21st, 2015, the application, from California, USA, started operations in Costa Rica and to date no one has been able to turn it off, but that does not mean that it hasn’t been amidst controversy. Among taxi […]
Central America faces major challenges in pharmacovigilance
Many of the medicines consumed nowadays produce adverse side effects, and this is precisely the phenomenon under pharmacovigilance’s responsibility. A new study by the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and Roche pharmaceutical concludes that there are major challenges in this area in Central America. For example, of the 26 countries of Central America and the […]
Mata Redonda: Guanacaste’s green paradise
In the wide plains of Guanacaste there is a hidden paradise: Mata Redonda National Wildlife Refuge, located in the Tempisque Conservation Area. Wetlands that comprise it supply agricultural activities in the area. The product of climate change and declining water mirrors, made the Costa Rica por Siempre Association seek alternatives to maintain these natural areas […]
Weapons found in former Salvadorian president Mauricio Funes’ home
Former President Mauricio Funes’ home was raided and the Salvadoran attorney found weapons that will serve as evidence in the investigation for alleged corruption. Funes considered it a “show” because, according to him, the agency has not found any evidence of the alleged crimes for which he is under invesgation. However, prosecutor Amaya indicated that […]