If you plan to visit Manuel Antonio beach or other coastal beaches, it is crucial that you pay attention to a tree that, despite its harmless appearance, hides a deadly danger. It is the Manzanillo or tree of death (Hippomane mancinella), considered one of the most dangerous plants in the […]
Daily Archives: January 12, 2025
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Trump said he would not consider using military force against Canada, but surprisingly refused to rule out using force to get the United States to take control of the Panama Canal and acquire the Danish territory of Greenland. US President-elect Donald Trump continued to threaten on January 7 to impose […]
Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and the Dominican Republic rejected this Saturday the inauguration ceremony of President Nicolás Maduro for a third term in Venezuela following elections they consider fraudulent. The four governments, which make up the Alliance for Development in Democracy (ADD), rejected “in the strongest terms the illegitimate inauguration […]
This morning, as I sat in my sweaty little office being slow-roasted by an incorrectly vented clothes dryer, my task, as it often is, was to review a couple hundred wildlife videos and enter information from each video into a database. It’s a repetitive, seemingly tedious task that for some […]
By January 15th the tax for the so called “luxury properties” will come due. This is a tax established in benefit of, or for the development of, lower income housing and social infrastructure. The product of the tax is distributed amongst a number of government institutions that oversee the assistance […]
Although the dry season in Costa Rica has already begun, the country has been experiencing heavy rains caused by cold push #8. In December and January, it is uncommon to have heavy rains. However, this was the weather pattern last month and during the first days of 2025. The impact […]