Everything is ready for the starting signal of the 24th edition of “La Ruta de los Conquistadores” on November 3rd. The Land Rover Challenge (name given to the second stage of the competition) will be 64 kilometers long, departing from the National Technical University and finishing in British Motors in Santa Ana. This is not […]
Heredia’s “crash corner” needs a traffic light
Mario Arias, head of Heredia’s Municipal Police explained that in the corner between Tercera Avenida and Calle 0, near the Red Cross, 4 to 5 vehicles collisions occur every month. For this reason, Arias is certain that a traffic light should put and end to this matter. Despite the recent speed reducers and re-demarcation of the […]
More than 17 thousand students did not return to school after vacations
Economic problems, low family school enrolment, and lack of motivation are the main reasons for empty desks after the mid-year school break. But this year, the dropout went down by 0.2%. In 2015, 20,173 students left the schools. This year, however, the figure reached 17,832. They are boys and girls who instead of leaving the […]
Salvadoran former president Antonio Saca was arrested
Salvadoran former president Antonio Saca (2004-2009) was arrested on October 30th for alleged corruption, as informed by a spokesman for the Attorney General (FGR), who said that at the moment, they cannot provide more details. According to La Prensa Gráfica, Salvadoran newspaper, the former president is under arrest in the Narcotics Division (DAN) of the […]
16 corpses of migrants were found on a beach in Libya
On October 30th, The Red Crescent movement declared that 16 corpses of migrants were washed out on a beach in Libya. They died trying to reach Europe across the Mediterranean Sea. We could not verify the nationalities of the victims, who seem to have drowned after their boat capsized. No documentation was found. The remains […]
Bus stop donated by APM Terminals was destroyed
On the early morning of October 27th, Cuba Creek’s bus stop in Limón was the victim of vandalism. The structure was made out of a container and was donated by APM Terminal. Apparently, the structure was lifted and dragged several meters towards the shore using heavy machinery. It destroyed part of the roof and the […]