Daily Archives: July 12, 2012

Who were the original Costa Ricans? Although for many this may seem like a trivial question, there are academics who are devoting their lives to answer this puzzle. The results of an extensive genetic study published Wednesday cites the accepted … Continue reading →

The finance ministry said it has taken in 11.7 percent more tax money in the first half of the year than in the same period last year. The Ministerio de Hacienda said that one reason appears to be the improved … Continue reading →

Church and government officials are making plans to educate pilgrims to contain their trash. The program is called EcoRomería 2012. Some 2 million pilgrims, called romeros, will walk toward the end of this month to the basilica in Cartago to … Continue reading →

Three more earthquakes were felt Wednesday in the national territory. The strongest, estimated at a magnitude of 3.9 took place west of the mainland in the Pacific. The Laboratorio de Ingeniería Sísmica said the location was about 85 kilometers (about … Continue reading →

The Colectvio Una Ciclovía para San José will host a second bicycling event Saturday at 8:30 a.m. The event is called Cleteando por una Ciclovía en San José to honor the approval of a new bicycle path in the downtown. … Continue reading →

Coast guard officers sweeping the beaches for possible illegal drugs found two dead and three live green turtles early Wednesday. Two of the turtles, including one dead one, were tied up. The case began with what officers of the Servicio … Continue reading →

The Judicial police and immigration agents detained a 27-year-old man from El Salvador Wednesday because they identified him as being a member of an international gang. The man, who has the last name of Guzmán, overstayed his 30-day tourism visa … Continue reading →

Canadian-Costa Rican pianist, Jonathan Duarte, a student of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory college in Moscow, will give a piano concert Tuesday at 8: p.m. at the Teatro Nacional, interpreting works of Bach, Chopin, Rachmaninov and Liszt. Duarte, 19, has won eight … Continue reading →

Acclaimed British stage and screen actor Peter O’Toole has announced his retirement, saying it is time to chuck in the sponge after a career spanning five decades. The 79-year-old actor issued a statement Tuesday expressing gratitude for a career that … Continue reading →