news in costa rica

The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers loses 15 to 20 manhole covers per month to criminals stealing them to sell the iron, leading to ¢20 million in replacement…

The Costa Rican Railway Institute (Incofer) has awarded a contract to CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., purchasing eight new trains. Each will have air conditioning and capacity for 372 passengers. They…

The National Olympic Committee has ¢1,000 million to be used for warm-ups and participation of Costa Rican competitors for the Pan American Games in Lima in 2019. These athletes have…

Costa Rica Travel – The lagoon at the Poás volcano has changed to a color not seen in almost 200 years. It’s known as “whale green.” This unusual hue is…

Deputies have called on the ministers of Security, Labor, and Tourism regarding the recent crimes against vacationers in Costa Rica. The President of the Security and Drug Trafficking Commission proposed…

Costa Rica News – Police officers in Costa Rica have been arrested for shaking down Canadians in an extortion scheme targeting unwary tourists.

A champion of physics and chemistry, Fabrizio Salas, from the Scientific School of Alajuela, obtained 799.20 points on the UCR admission test. He and Mariela Jiménez Monge and Valeria Vargas…

Costa Rica News – A Tica, Paz Monge, is going to be part of the curatorial team of the prestigious Venice Biennale, which will be inaugurated next May.