The UN Climate Conference, COP29, held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, was “difficult,” even “painful,” as it ended with “a lamentable agreement.” Several countries and environmental protection groups condemned the financial agreement reached at the end of the UN climate conference. The countries gathered at COP29 needed two extra […]
Daily Archives: November 26, 2024
Being spiritual does not imply religion or philosophy; however, they are related because it makes us aware that “something connects us” and prompts us to ask ourselves very personally about the how, why, and for what of our goals. Spirituality is a dialogue between personal and social values, in which […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has raised concerns about the deteriorating condition of the runway at Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste, a critical hub for Costa Rica’s tourism industry. Delays and the eventual suspension of repairs, coupled with heavy rains, have rendered the runway partially inoperable […]
The sixth edition of E•CO/24 will be in Costa Rica and will explore the multiple dimensions of water through art. The photographic meeting is an international collaboration between the VIST Foundation and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) based at the Cultural Center of Spain in Costa Rica […]
Costa Rica squared off against the U.S. team in a World Cup Qualifying game on March 23, 1997, at Ricardo Saprissa Stadium in San José. My young son and I were seated in the middle section, near row 30. Saprissa is a stadium where the U.S. could never win against […]
QCOSTARICA — It was minutes noon on Monday when the Pavas airport control tower lost contact with the light plane, tail TI-GER, bound for the Tobias Bolaño airport after notifying the pilot to diver to the Juan Santamaría airport (San José airport) due to inclement weather conditions. The lone survivor […]
QCOSTARICA — Cleto Miranda, father of the 40-year-old pilot from Limón who died this Monday in an airplane accident in Escazú, died when he was the same age as his son, in a similar accident. The January 2000 accident in Pavas It was on January 15, 2000, when Cleto left […]
In a tragic plane crash on Pico Blanco, Costa Rica, five people lost their lives, and one survivor was rescued in critical condition. The Red Cross and Costa Rica’s Fire Department confirmed the fatalities, identifying the deceased as: Mario Miranda Ramírez, 40, pilot Ruth Pamela Mora Chavarría, 27, co-pilot Jean […]
QCOSTARICA — The Cybercrime Section of the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) – Judicial Investigation Agency, has found illegal markets on the dark web. “They allow this type of commercialization of an infinite number of products, all that we can imagine: weapons, (human) organs, people, and drugs. They are very […]