In a constant effort to raise the standards of oncological care, the Metropolitan Hospital incorporated a new intraoperative radiotherapy service, a revolutionary technique that is applied during surgery to combat breast cancer and other types of cancer. Application of radiation beams This innovative technique consists of the application of radiation […]
Yearly Archives: 2023
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Enjoying special moments with our loved ones should be one of the main watchwords at this time of year. To achieve this, it is not necessary to fall into excesses. Due to this, the College of Physicians and Surgeons recommends that the population avoid excessive consumption of foods and drinks […]
Wildflower fans love collecting Santa Lucía (Ageratum spp.) for the home and garden, while visitors to Costa Rica also delight in their pastel-blue flowers, which carpet many pastures around the country. Costa Ricans are fond of Santa Lucía flowers, too, and have an interesting tradition of bestowing bouquets of these flowers to friends […]
The subsidiary of the Canadian First Quantum Minerals (FQM), whose operation of the largest open pit mine in Central America was disabled by a court ruling in Panama, offered this Friday its “knowledge and experience in planning for the safe management of the site” during its final closing process. The […]
The plane with 303 Indian passengers that was detained in France and was bound for Nicaragua highlighted the new route of African and Asian migrants through Central America, on their way to the United States, to avoid the dangerous Panamanian jungle of El Darién. The Airbus A340 of the Romanian […]
QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica’s well known bureaucracy keeps the massive deployment of 5G technology frozen, and with this, puts investment, competitiveness and job creation at risk. So far, there is no defined date to hold the first auction among operators interested in deploying this technology in the country, much less, […]
This year 2023 Costa Rica obtained the best figures regarding the visit of tourists, the highest in all history during November. The information was known, in the accountability of the Minister of Tourism of the Central American country, William Rodríguez López, who accompanied by the President of the Republic, Rodrigo […]
A legislative push is underway in Costa Rica to implement harsher punishments for online sexual offenses against children and adolescents. File 24.063 specifically confronts the alarming issue of sexual predators utilizing digital platforms and social media to exploit vulnerable youth. The multi-part proposal would refine Article 161 of the Penal […]
As the clock strikes midnight and the fireworks light up the night sky, thousands of Costa Rican families will have prepared for the rituals that, for generations, have marked the birth of a New Year. Some defy the choking hazard of eating 12 grapes in 12 seconds in order to […]
Guanacaste Aeropuerto, a member of the VINCI Airports network, received this morning the new Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles (LAX-LIR). The aircraft is a B737-900 and arrived in Guanacaste at 6:20 a.m. with 178 passengers on board. This increase in frequencies will provide a greater connectivity offer for passengers […]