Costa Rica has a new urban planning methodology to try to combat the risks brought by Climate Change, a threat from which no type of region is safe. Borders, coasts and the capital itself are included in the plan’s red list.The process was carried out by the National Institute of […]
Daily Archives: April 24, 2024
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The federal government says Canada is at risk of another devastating wildfire season, following an unusually warm winter, widespread drought conditions and a forecast of above-normal temperatures in the coming months. Officials said during a technical briefing past Wednesday that drier, warmer weather is expected this spring and summer, putting […]
The Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (IAFA) reiterated before the deputies of the Social Affairs Commission of the Legislative Assembly its opposition to the possibility of alcoholic beverages sponsoring sports or athletes in Costa Rica.This discussion has been taking place in Congress in recent years without becoming a reality. […]
Q24N (The Verge) While most of the world still runs on dirty fossil fuels, Costa Rica has generated nearly all of its electricity from renewable sources of energy for nearly a decade. For comparison, the US generates just over 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources. Costa Rica made […]
In a press conference the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA), the government entity responsible for water supply in the country, announced that it cannot guarantee 100% of the water service due to the severe drought caused by the “El Niño” phenomenon and the scarcity of rainfall during […]
“We had a good marriage for a long time that, for reasons that are not on the table, we stopped taking care of it (…) It was not given the affection that should have been given to a relationship between the two most important economies in this geographic basin”. The […]
A new audiovisual project will be recorded in Costa Rica and the production cost is estimated at $10 million. This is an adventure reality show that will take place in Guanacaste. For now there are no more details about the program.This was announced on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 4th, […]
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) confirmed that starting in the first quarter of 2024, women will be able to undergo the HPV test.It is a high-performance test that detects the human papillomavirus that causes cancer in cells, with an effectiveness rate of 98%. Every year in Costa Rica, […]
Costa Rica is ranked 12th in the world in the ranking of the happiest countries in the world, only surpassed by European nations, according to a report sponsored by the UN. In America it ranks first followed by Canada at number 15, the United States at number 23, Mexico at […]
According to Travel+Leisure’s most recent publication, the Four Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo and Silvestre Nosara Hotel & Residences, located in Guanacaste, are among the best 100 hotels in the world. These are the only ones in Central America and one of the few in Latin America featured on the list. […]