Archives for March 2019

Two aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces landed on Saturday at the international airport of Maiquetía, which serves Caracas, transporting military personnel and equipment, confirmed Sunday the Russian state agency Sputnik. The mission comes in compliance with contracts of a military-technical nature, according to the Sputnik report, which cites sources from the Russian embassy in […]

On the peak of his popularity and with broad international support, Juan Guaidó celebrates two months of having proclaimed himself interim president of Venezuela. But this has not been enough to break the loyalty of the military to Nicolás Maduro. Guaidó, head of the Parliament with the opposition majority, arrives at this point to a […]

On March 24th, National Geographic presented a series of six episodes called “Wild Costa Rica” that will show the nature, flora and fauna of the country. Through the eyes of renowned wildlife photographer and filmmaker Felipe DeAndrade, viewers can tour sites such as the Corcovado National Park, the Biological Reserve, Isla del Caño, Santa Rosa […]

The cruise arrival season began on August 23rd. Since then, the Costa Rican coasts have received 203 vessels with 354 thousand tourists. According to the government, these figures represent 9.2% more cruises compared to the previous season. In the next four months, the arrival of another 46 cruises is expected at the five main ports […]

Bean farmers are losing up to 50% of their production. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) reported that it is not raining as they thought and this causes strong impacts on the production and food security of many families. This could be part of the well-known phenomenon El Niño. What is El Niño? The unusual warming […]