Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a pathology that requires immediate attention from health authorities and the general population, as it has become the third cause of death globally, affecting people of all ages. socioeconomic strata and age groups and claiming around 3 million lives a year. COPD COPD is […]
Daily Archives: September 11, 2024
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The student delegation made up of Beatriz Sancho Chaves, Carlos Felipe Shum Apuy, Gabriel Najmias Lang, Juan Pablo Hernández Abarca, Luiscarlos Hernández and Sebastián Aguilar Pineda Arce represented Costa Rica at the 65th International Mathematics Olympiad, held in Bath, United Kingdom , from July 11 to 22, 2024. On this […]
Today we meet the little blue heron. It’s a heron that’s little and blue. Most of the time. The little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) is known as the garceta azul in Spanish, which translates right back to little blue heron. The little blue heron is indeed little and blue for […]
Moving to a new country can be an exciting adventure for a child. But this transition often comes with a unique set of challenges that will influence your daily life. Expat children often have to deal with a world that is very different from their own. In addition to the […]
The word my Tica wife’s family often uses to describe her mother is ‘roble,’ meaning an oak tree. She recently turned 93, or maybe 94, no one is sure, and no birth certificate exists. She was born in the Osa Peninsula almost a century ago, when it was even more […]
QCOSTARICA — A new tourist police station was inaugurated by the Quepos Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, reinforcing the security of those who visit the beach and the Manuel Antonio park, one of the most emblematic destinations in Costa Rica. “The new tourist police station will serve as a […]
Q24N (Cubanews) Sixty-four years ago -on September 2, 1960-, almost 1 million Cubans, gathered in the National General Assembly of the Cuban People, and approved in the historic Jose Marti Revolution Square the 1st Declaration of Havana on behalf of their fellow countrymen, after its reading by the young leader […]
A recent Travel + Leisure magazine article named Costa Rica the ideal destination for travelers in their 20s and 30s, while also highlighting the best vacation spots for other age groups. The magazine takes a brief look at some of the options available to visitors, especially U.S. travelers. It points […]
Q24N (EFE) Nicaraguan authorities have so far deprived 452 Nicaraguans of their nationality and their property in the last two years, with the deportation of 135 political prisoners, who were released and expelled to Guatemala, last Thursday, September 5. The Managua Court of Appeals issued a resolution in which it […]
QCOSTARICA — The Sistema Nacional de Pago Electrónico en el Transporte Público (SINPE-TP) – National Electronic Payment System for Public Transportation – will benefit some 135,000 inhabitants of four more cantons of the Greater Metropolitan Area: Desamparados, San José, La Unión and Curridabat. This means that users of bus route […]