On November 12th, in the Street Fallas de Desamparados, a lightning bolt struck a tree and it fell on a 4×4 vehicle. The event occurred 200 meters east from the College of Accountants. The damage reported was only material. However, it is a good opportunity to make some recommendations to follow in the event of […]

For the first time in history, Puerto Limón will be a “home port” of a cruise line. According to Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), this means that this port is going to be the starting point of the travels for this type of vessel. The importance of the cruise season in the country is that […]

For the first time in the history Zapote’s festivities, an official sponsor will be available: “Florida Bebidas” Company. Thanks to the contract, the Municipality of San José will receive an income close to 14 million colones. Jorge Villalobos, president of the Committee of Popular Festivities of the Municipality, indicated that they will also give about […]

The Twenty-second State of the Nation’s report, based on an analysis conducted in 2011 in 15 Latin American cities, highlighted that Costa Rica suffers from one of the worst mobility patterns in Latin America. According to the report, the capital of Costa Rica ranks second among Latin American cities in terms of private transport and […]

A great group of traffic officers started a strike to protest against a MOPT directive, which forces them to work without a partner. As consequence, many of them have already stopped fining traffic law offenders. Homer Alfaro, from the National Union of Technical Professionals in Traffic, affirmed that it is a MOPT duty to guarantee […]

The actuarial study on the Judiciary’s pension system, conducted by the University of Costa Rica (UCR), will include, for analysis purposes, a legislative text on the pension fund for the Judiciary Power that is under discussion in the Legislative Assembly. Max Soto, director of the Institute of Actuarial Sciences at the UCR, explained that with […]