Daily Archives: January 14, 2011

A 24-year-old man died near Sámara Wednesday evening after the man who shot him said he had been threatened with a knife. Judicial agents and prosecutors are trying to find out the facts. The dead man was identified as Wilberth … Continue reading →

A horror story of sexual obsession played out with fatal results Wednesday evening in Portalón on the central Pacific coast. A 45-year-old man termed the stepfather who had been pursuing his 15-year-old stepdaughter finally caught up with her at a … Continue reading →

Rescue workers in Brazil are struggling to dig through rubble in an effort to find survivors following raging floods and mudslides that have left nearly 400 people dead and hundreds homeless. Heavy rains triggered the disaster that has left a … Continue reading →

The Municipalidad de San José is closing down Paseo Colón Sunday and will continue to do so each Sunday through April 24 to provide a place for festivals and family gatherings. The municipality has a list of events that will … Continue reading →

An antique representation of Saint Gerardo María Mayela vanished form the city’s church of the Inmaculada Concepción in August, and the work has not turned up. The Judicial Investigating Organization sent out information on the wooden three-dimensional sculpture Thursday and … Continue reading →

Ticos and residents are facing a long haul to the next big holiday. Holy Week, the week preceding Easter, is another time when businesses and government offices close and many go to the beach. The country’s commercial sector is still … Continue reading →

After banning commercial purse seining from its waters in July, the Republic of Panamá has taken further steps adding restrictions on long line fishing for the conservation of its marine life and its socio-economic growth. Commercial longlining ships will now … Continue reading →

The “Disney Wonder,” a luxury liner, docks in Puntarenas today with 1,800 passengers, the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo said Thursday. This is the first time that a boat from the family-oriented Disney Cruise Line has visited Costa Rica, the institute … Continue reading →

The Instituto Costarricense de Turismo picked 22squared, an Atlanta, Georgia, advertising agency, to market the country in the United States and Canada, the state agency said Thursday. The company said that the selection came after a five-month courtship in which … Continue reading →

More than 3,000 earthquakes took place in and around Costa Rica in 2010. Most were too small to be felt, and the nation avoided any serious quake damage. That is the report from the Red Sismológica Nacional, which is based … Continue reading →