Archives for August 29, 2018

The family of Arantxa Gutiérrez López, a Spanish tourist murdered in Tortuguero this year, sent a letter to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in which they questioned that she was not warned about the high murder rate in Costa Rica. Gutiérrez, a 31-year-old physiotherapist, was murdered on August 4th on a hotel path in […]

The business sector is not optimistic about the direction of the economy, according to the latest quarterly business survey “Business Pulse”, prepared by the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Business Sector (UCCAEP), published on Wednesday. According to the study, the expectation about the development of new businesses is not the most […]

The trial against a man named Víquez Mora, whom the Environmental Agrarian Deputy Prosecutor’s Office accused of usurping and contaminating the Buena Vista riverbed, in Rivas de Pérez Zeledón, is approaching its conclusion. The process began on August 20th, in the Criminal Court of the town La Piedra, after the investigation conducted by the Prosecutor […]

After more than 16 months closed, Poás Volcano National Park will finally be reopened to the public. A vigorous volcanic activity occurred in the first quarter of last year and forced the temporary closure of the park. According to data from the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), Poás was the second most visited national […]

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will expand the technical and financial cooperation offered to the Costa Rican Directorate General of Migration, with the aim of strengthening its services to the public, given the increase in the number of refuge applications. This was announced by the Director of Migration, Raquel Vargas, during the […]

A strong earthquake shook the national territory on Wednesday afternoon at 3:33 p.m. The tremor had magnitude of 5,6 according to the National Seismological Network (RSN). The epicenter was located 4.0 km southwest of Golfito in Puntarenas. It was perceived strongly in the Central Valley. crhoy.com