A phreatic eruption, consisting of gases and mud reached 350 meters on Wednesday at 12:04 pm in the warm lagoon of Poas Volcano. The event was captured by a remote camera operated by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (Ovsicori) of the National University (UNA) and occurred at a time when there were no visitors at […]

Tonight, Nicholas Artin, master of the Escuela Argentina de Tango in Buenos Aires, will give a free dance class at Democracy Square in San Jose. The workshop is sponsored by the groups, Urban Pause and Friends of Tango. The event will continue until 10pm and hopes to teach the basics to those who have time […]

AyA (Aqueducts and Sewers) has announced that it will retain exclusive control over a water well in Playa Portero, after a judge in an administrative court ordered that police assist the state agency in taking possession of the well. Representatives for the agency have said they will begin making improvements, and hope to provide quality […]

A total of 260 police officers and emergency workers will be on the street this morning to deal with a protest of public employees, planned to start between 9am and 10am. According to information provided by the unions, the march will start at Parque La Merced and continue to the Ministry of Finance. A total […]

Authorities of the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) injected $31 million in U.S. dollars into the currency market on Monday as the cost of buying dollars (relative to colones) on the Monex market rose from 537.87 to 542.12 colones. The move comes after the Central Bank injected $4.9 million on January 29th. According to […]

In an effort to ease the collection of a $5 land border tax, four ATMs have bee placed at Peñas Blancas, Paso Canoas, Sixaola and Sabalito. The machines are equipped with a system for paying the tax electronically. The Banco Credito Agricola de Cartago is responsible for the collection of tax, which went into effect […]