The Costa Rican flag has been waving for two months in Antarctica. Marino Protti, seismologist at the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica, from the National University (OVSICORI-UNA), has participated for 2 months in a camp with renowned scientists from around the world. The expert has had to survive 24-hour flights. In addition, a […]
Red Cross received ₡ 822 million in donations for victims of Otto
The Costa Rican Red Cross (CRC) received more than 822 million colones in donations for the care of victims of Hurricane Otto, which hit the country in late November. Economic donations were made through the official accounts of the institution, both in dollars and colones. Glauco Quesada, president of the Red Cross, thanked Costa Ricans […]
A special gift waits for you today in San José
Unexpected and upfront. That’s how hundreds of gifts will arrive to downtown San José on Wednesday December 21st. You can find books that will be “released” so that book lovers can take and read them in España and Morazán parks. All books will be wrapped and they’ll even have some additional details, as if they […]
Students from the UCR are helping children in Upala!
Students from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) are preparing their next summer vacation: they will organize camps in Upala, an area affected by hurricane Otto. The main objective is that children in the area have other support that goes beyond the school cafeterias while adults are still reconstructing housing and services. We know that […]
An app aims to prevent crashes into trains
As part of the results of Ruta IN project, which gathered 30 young people with a vocation in science and technology, a group of students created an application to try to prevent crashes into trains. These young people created an app that tells the user the train distance so they can decide whether to cross […]
The Ministry of Health will celebrate life! Join the Light Festival!
The Ministry of Health will celebrate life with its float at the Light Festival to be held on December 17th at 6 pm. “Say yes to life, say no to tobacco” will be the float slogan. It will pass by through the main roads of Paseo Colón and Avenida Segunda. The float will measure 9 […]