The Ministry of Finance reported that in recent days unscrupulous people have been requesting information, via telephone, regarding the electronic invoicing process, on behalf of the General Directorate of Taxation. The Directorate informs the population that this unit is not requesting data of any kind through this channel, nor passwords or personal information to access […]
Archives for February 2018
Seismic swarm detected in Cartago and Orosí
A seismic swarm located between the south Cartago and the west Orosi de Paraíso is being investigated by geologists from the National Seismological Network (RSN). Between February 19th and 20th, 11 movements of different magnitude were registered in that site. According to the report, the earthquakes have oscillated between 1.8 and 3.5 degrees with depths […]
Home arrest request denied for Juan Carlos Bolaños
The Constitutional Chamber rejected a writ of habeas corpus raised so that Juan Carlos Bolaños could serve at home the six-month prison sentence imposed on him for the Chinese cement scandal. The Chamber indicated that his right to health was violated, but that he will remain in custody where he is,” said his lawyer Fernando […]
Clandestine tourists walk up to five hours to reach Poás Crater
In order to outwit the authorities and risk their lives over a simple adventure, groups of people clandestinely climb to the top of Poás Volcano. They do not mind walking up to five hours in mountainous areas, from Bajos del Toro (seven kilometers away), to be face to face with the colossus of Alajuela. Poás […]
Corcovado is one of the most spectacular parks in the world
Corcovado National Park ranks third in a list of the ’25 most dazzling national parks in the world’. The classification was prepared by the El Viajero segment of the Spanish newspaper El País. Corcovado, on the Osa Peninsula, was cataloged as an ‘exotic and exuberant’ place. One of the largest and only tropical primary rainforests […]
Scammers are posing as IMAS officials
The Joint Institute of Social Assistance (IMAS) alerts the population that unscrupulous people have been posing as officials of the Institute, in order to commit an attempt of fraud. Through the Regional Area of Social Development (ARDS) Chorotega, information was received from the Chamber of Livestock Breeders of Liberia, about a person who pretended to […]