In the middle of Costa Rica’s jungle, the indigenous Nairi Awari community no longer has to fetch water from the river with buckets. For the first time, they receive it in their homes thanks to solar panels that pump it from a nearby spring. The 20 families of this Cabécar […]
Monthly Archives: November 2024
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Today we meet Costa Rica’s rattlesnake, the Central American rattlesnake. It’s a beautiful serpent complete with potent venom, a unique warning system, and the ability to curse people with bad luck, according to Tico lore. The Central American rattlesnake (Crotalus simus) is also known as the Middle American rattlesnake in […]
Costa Rica’s reputation as a global environmental leader is under threat, according to a new State of the Nation report. The document criticizes the Chaves administration for a series of policy shifts that weaken the country’s historic commitment to sustainability, jeopardizing both its environmental achievements and global standing. The report […]
QCOSTARICA — The closure of the Guanacaste Airport (LIR) in Liberia, Costa Rica, of two days (November 15 and 16) left 5,671 tourists who had their international flights leaving the country stranded. That was only on the first day of the disruption, according to Coriport, the administrator of said air […]
The field of peptide-based research is witnessing a growing interest in exploring growth hormone-releasing peptides (GHRPs), particularly those that may have unique impacts on cellular signaling and metabolic processes. Sermorelin and Ipamorelin have emerged as intriguing candidates for study, particularly when examined in combination. Sermorelin, a synthetic analog of growth […]
The Nicaraguan government shut down 15 NGOs, including six religious ones, according to decrees published this Friday in the official newspaper La Gaceta. One resolution, signed by Interior Minister María Amelia Coronel, orders “the cancellation of legal personality and registration” of 13 NGOs “for failing to comply” with their legal […]
The marketing of junk food, soft drinks, chocolates, and other industrialized snacks on social media contributes to “normalizing” unhealthy eating, stated a group of Canadian researchers who are calling for policies to protect children and adolescents. Social media is becoming an important space where young people end up being exposed […]
The health effects of fats and carbohydrates are controversial. However, everyone agrees that proteins are important. While it is true that most people eat enough protein to prevent deficiency, others would do better with a much higher protein intake. Starting at the age of 35, we begin to lose muscle […]
The Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, commonly known as Guanacaste Airport, will be closed on Friday, November 15, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., suspending all scheduled flights during that 12-hour period. The closure was ordered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) for operational safety reasons. An internal […]
Due to adverse weather conditions caused by the effects of the Intertropical Convergence Zone, the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC-MINAE) in Costa Rica has temporarily and preventively closed several National Parks and Protected Wildlife Areas that are typically open for tourism. The decision was made to ensure the safety […]