The characteristic lake located in the crater of Poás Volcano, in Alajuela, reappeared in the last hours, after it dried up in June last year due to the intense activity of the colossus. The information was confirmed by the Vulcanological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) of the National University (UNA) and the National Seismological Network […]
Archives for January 2018
Juego de los Diablitos will be key to reconstruct high school
The traditional celebration of the Juego de los Diablitos (Game of the Devils) in Rey Curré indigenous community will raise funds for the reconstruction of the community’s high school. In addition, this year the activity will be declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Costa Rica. The event will take place from January 25th to 28th. […]
Foreigners can drive in the country with a simple procedure
In 2017, 9750 national and foreign people got their license approved. With this procedure the owners of the document are authorized to drive in Costa Rica the same vehicles that their foreign license authorizes. When doing so, the expiration characteristics and other specifications will be the same as the ones in the foreign license. The […]
First outbreak of bovine paralytic rabies in 2018
The National Animal Health Service (SENASA) detected the first case of paralytic bovine rabies in 2018 on a farm located in Corredores. The event occurred in Guayabal de Canoas where five cattle died because of this disease, that has vampire bats as the most important vector for transmission. In order to protect the health of […]
Cartago experienced more than 25 earthquakes on Saturday
Since midday on Saturday, several earthquakes were recorded in some sectors of Cartago, as reported by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI). Corralillo, Tablón and Quebradilla, experienced 25 earthquakes, all of which had a magnitude lower than 2.2 degrees and with depths less than five kilometers, which is classified as superficial. According […]
New York Times columnist defends Costa Rica
Lucas Peterson, travel columnist for the New York Times, came out in defense of Costa Rica after the December 31st plane crash that took place in Nandayure. Ten American citizens died in this tragedy and the news went around the world. In fact, this was the biggest air accident of 2017. However, the communicator made […]