The joy for the new attraction of Plaza la Cultura lasted only a week. On November 21st, authorities decided to temporarily close the fountain to provide maintenance, as it has accumulation of ash and probably urine. Rafael Marín, architect in charge of the place, explained that authorities decided to close the water jet, taking advantage […]
Liver transplants saved 11 people’s lives
During this year, 11 people had a new chance to live thanks to the liver transplants that were performed in national hospitals. Marvin Agüero, technical coordinator of donations and transplants from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), declared that, this year, the number of procedures increased by 3. According to the technical coordinator, the […]
Authorities foresee severe impact on banana and pineapple plantations
In the midst of the preventive actions carried out by the Costa Rican authorities in the aftermath of Hurricane Otto, the Government warns about the impact on the agricultural production. Banana and pineapple plantations could be affected, as announced by President of the Republic Luis Guillermo Solís during the Governing Council. Due to the heavy […]
Government will evacuate prisons and hospitals within the red alert zones
Approximately 1,000 inmates from prisons located in the Caribbean and the Northern Zone would be evacuated due to the possibility of the arrival of Hurricane Otto in Costa Rica. At first, it was considered to evacuate just Limón’s prisons, however, after the red alert declaration in places like San Carlos, Guatuso, Sarapiquí, Los Chiles and […]
How do hurricanes get their names?
Hurricanes are named to make it easier for people to identify them, as scientific terms are difficult to pronounce and remember. Hurricanes used to be named after Saints, but in the 50’s it was decided to give them women’s names. However, due a strong criticism in 1979, the World Meteorological Organization and the United States […]
Otto became a hurricane!
Otto became the seventh hurricane of the season and is directing its passage towards the Caribbean coast between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. This was reported on November 22nd by the National Hurricane Center of the United States (CNH), a scientific entity dedicated to monitoring these phenomena. Otto would increase its influence in the country with […]