Three out of five, or 60% of park rangers in Central America received threats because of the conservation work they do. Similarly, 77% of these officials reported that they have faced situations that risked their lives. These are some of the conclusions of the Forest Ranger Perceptions Report: Central America, carried out by the Global […]
Archives for November 18, 2018
Costa Rican NGO took friendly energy to isolated villages in the region
Through special stoves, a nongovernmental organization based in Costa Rica managed to take energy to more than 200,000 Central Americans of scarce resources in the region. Most of the beneficiaries live in isolated areas. The work was achieved after the Red de Energía Foundation (BUN-CA) and the Central American Fund for Access to Energy and […]
Costa Rica will show off its biodiversity in Egypt
La Tigra Forest, the Talamanca-Caribe Biological Corridor and the Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve, as well as other landscapes with cocoa, abaca, and banana plantations are some of the Costa Rican natural scenarios that were exhibited this weekend in Egypt. Through a video with virtual reality technology, the country showed its biodiversity in a stand at […]
Tourism created 211 thousand direct jobs
Until 2016, the national tourism industry contributed with the creation of 211 thousand jobs in the country. The figure was released by the Central Bank of Costa Rica and the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) as part of the results of the Tourism Satellite Account study. At the same time, the study showed that this […]
Young people create app for tourist safety in 30 consecutive hours
At least 40 young people competed in a hackathon, whose objective is to create a prototype for a security application, especially designed for tourists who arrive in the country. The app will be developed by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) as a response to the attacks suffered by two foreigners in Santa Teresa and […]
Escazú’s Municipality is not asking for data
On Saturday afternoon, the Municipality of Escazú made warned its residents about a group of people who intend to take their personal data. The authorities reported that unscrupulous people have been contacting the residents via telephone, asking them to visit a site to submit their data. The Municipality of Escazú is not requesting data by […]