Daily Archives: January 30, 2012

Most U.S. professional football players are getting ready for a little sports fishing or trips with the family. Only the teams that will meet Sunday in the Superbowl, the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, still have a … Continue reading →

Radiográfica Costarricense S.A., the struggling subsidiary of the country’s telecom giant, has agreed to let Empresa de Servicios Públicos de Heredia and COOPELESCA, a cooperative in the northern zone, to use its fiber optic network. The companies will offer their … Continue reading →

A U. S. citizen traveling on the Nicoya peninsula died in a hospital after his truck flipped on the roadway. According to Judicial Investigating Organization agents the accident occurred Thursday, and the driver died at 5:30 a.m. the following day … Continue reading →

A drive-by shooting in San Antonio de Escazú Sunday morning killed an 18-year-old woman and injured the 15-year-old boy she was with. Investigators have not established a tentative motive. The two victims were standing on a corner early Sunday when … Continue reading →

New research challenges the idea that Panamå uplifted to join the Americas just 3.5 million years ago. Work on the new canal lane there suggests that much of the land was above sea level from 37 to 21 million years … Continue reading →

An active volcano can really bring together a community. That is what happened Friday when experts met with residents around the Volcán Turrialba. The national emergency commission set up the meeting, which lasted four hours. The commission said that residents … Continue reading →

Health workers have confirmed an increase in serious cases of respiratory infection caused by the influenza viruses. They said that there were confirmed cases in San Miguel de Desamparados, Aserrí, Curridabat, Goicoechea, Pavas, Paraíso and Orosí de Cartago and Los … Continue reading →

The consular section of the U.S. Embassy will be closed today while staff members there undergo unspecified training. The section will reopen again at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, said an embassy announcement. The embassy staff still will field telephone calls from … Continue reading →

An afternoon quake in the Gulf of Papagayo Sunday rattled homes and other buildings on shore, but there was no reported damage. The quake appears to have been felt just in the Guanacaste area. The quake took place at 4:11 … Continue reading →

Hospitalized youngsters are getting the chance to become stamp collectors. The Hospital Nacional de Niños, the Museo de Arte Costarricense, Correos de Costa Rica and Expo Filatelia Nacional 2012 announced a series of workshops where ill youngsters will have a … Continue reading →

Fire investigators and judicial agents are seeking the cause of a blaze in Guadalupe, Goicoechea, that resulted in the death of a 53-year-old man early Sunday. The dead man was Rolando Leitón Soto, said a report from the Cuerpo de … Continue reading →

Traffic police have designated 80 educational centers for special handling as public schools opens Feb. 8. These are schools where there is high risk for students due to the traffic that passes nearby. Among the centers getting special treatment are … Continue reading →

The winds hit 64.7 kph at Daniel Oduber airport Sunday. That is 40.2 mph. Not only Guanacaste faced strong winds. They also were felt in the rest of the country. San José registered a high wind of 39.3 kph (24.4 … Continue reading →

The scene could have been from a Federico Fellini movie. A bit bizarre and maybe full of hidden meaning. There were three men on a quadracycle when police stopped it at a checkpoint Saturday in Vizcaya, Limón. The four-wheeled vehicle … Continue reading →