Daily Archives: July 16, 2012

A Drake Bay tourism operator said she happened upon a commercial tuna boat with a net full of frightened and panicked dolphin. Her intervention, including jumping in the ocean, caused the tuna crew to work to free the dolphin although … Continue reading →

A traffic policeman killed a man Saturday night in a confrontation in San Marcos de Tarrazú. The Judicial police said that the man who was shot had been going through the center of town threatening people with a knife. When … Continue reading →

President Laura Chinchilla met with Panama’s president, Ricardo Martinelli, Friday at the new, temporary bridge over the Río Sixaola. They said that they would seek money for a permanent bridge from the Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica. The estimated cost … Continue reading →

Trains have been revered throughout history and recounted in biographies and classic stories as memorable and magical. The 30-minute train ride from the Estación al Atlántico in downtown San José to Heredia Centro is no Polar Express, but it is … Continue reading →

For some, the valley rail line is a source of quick transportation. But for others, it is a source of metal to steal. Police said they stopped a flatbed truck Sunday in San Rafael La Unión, Cartago, and found six … Continue reading →

A group of seven students and a professor from the New York Institute of Technology are spearheading a summer-long project to build a recycling facility for the small, Pacific coast community of Nosara. Starting as an architectural design competition for … Continue reading →

Salvando Corazones has received a license from the Ministerio de Salud to operate a safe house for young female victims of sexual enslavement, the organization said. María Jesús González, health chief, told the organization that this is the first license … Continue reading →

Direct maritime shipments from Miami to Cuba resumed Friday for the first time in half a century. The shipments included items from authorized religious groups, charitable organizations and individuals sending packages to family and friends on the island. The first … Continue reading →

A 3.7-magnitude earthquake hit the central Pacific coast early Saturday. The Laboratorio de Ingeniería Sísmica at the Universidad de Costa Rica said the epicenter was 15.4 kilometers (about 9.5 miles) east of Savegre on the Pacific coast and 14.9 kilometers … Continue reading →