Daily Archives: July 2, 2012

The Nicoya Peninsula and the Los Santos region each experienced two felt quakes Sunday. The first was at 4:23 a.m. about 12 kilometers (about 7.5 miles) south southwest of Santa María de Dota or 10 kilometers (6 miles) southeast of … Continue reading →

They call them pot hunters. They seek out pre-Columbian sites, mostly burials, to find objects to sell. The pieces they recover end up on some collector’s shelf or maybe even at San José’s Sunday flea market. But that time the … Continue reading →

Many Costa Rican families are on vacation until July 16 because the public schools are too. There was a discernible push toward the Pacific beaches Friday, and traffic was slow mainly at the short bypass around the hole in the … Continue reading →

Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico’s Partido Revolucionario Institucional appears to have won the presidency in that county. The results of what is being called a fast count were to be released late Sunday by the Instituto Federal Electoral. However, there … Continue reading →

Prosecutors are convening a private audience for persons defrauded by a vacation scam. Some 161 persons have filed complaints, and prosecutors estimated that each lost about $1,000 on average. The hearing will start Tuesday in the  Juzgado Penal de San … Continue reading →

Franklin Chang Diaz, the U.S.-Costa Rican astronaut, has had plenty of honors, but a new one was to become an honorary fire fighter. The Cuerpo de Bomberos honored him Saturday with a ceremony attended by some 400 fire fighters from … Continue reading →