The sign says it clearly: “Crocodiles, do not swim, do not feed.” However, some vacationers ignore the warning. Either they do not read it or they do not understand. This is seen in a photograph taken this Friday in the beach sector Tivives, located southwest of Puntarenas, 8 km from the port of Caldera. Two […]
Archives for April 22, 2019
Cross-border natives may opt for Costa Rican nationality
The Ngöbe-Buglé natives born in the border area between Panama and Costa Rica may opt for Costa Rican nationality. This was stipulated by legislators in a bill to give protection to the indigenous person, which advanced in the legislative current when it was ruled in the Human Rights Commission. According to Enrique Sanchez, from the […]
Costa Rica in the top 10 countries with the greatest press freedom
Costa Rica is among the top 10 countries with the greatest press freedom, according to the latest edition of the World Press Freedom Classification prepared by Reporters Without Borders. This country is considered as “a separate case on the continent” and appears as the best qualified. It is an exception in a region corroded by […]
Police arrest migrant smuggler in Los Chiles
On April 20th, a Nicaraguan man was arrested for the crime of migrant trafficking during the actions carried out by the Professional Migration Police due to the Holy Week Operation. In a roadblock, in the area known as Pilas de Oro in Las Tablillas (Los Chiles, border with Nicaragua), immigration officers detected a vehicle driven […]
UNA asks vacationers not to take wildlife from places they visit
The National University called on foreign and national tourists to avoid extracting wildlife from the areas they choose to visit. The number of tourists who take advantage of Holy Week to travel on different national roads, to recreation centers such as protected areas, national parks or nature reserves, becomes the main trigger that causes serious […]
Costa Ricans will not need a visa for Russia from May
Costa Ricans traveling to Russia for a period of three months or less won’t need to apply for a visa from that country. On May 25th, the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Costa Rica on the conditions for the abolition of visa formalities in mutual trips will come […]