After Friday’s 1-1 draw away to Suriname, Costa Rica returns to the comforts of home to face off against Guatemala on Wednesday evening, aiming to break a two-match winless streak. La Sele will be eager to right the wrongs of last month’s goalless draw against Los Chapines and deliver a comprehensive victory over a nation …
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Desde las 9:39 a.m., el Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen mantiene suspendidas temporalmente las operaciones de manera temporal. El motivo: un cruce masivo de aves migratorias que ha invadido la aproximación y la pista O3R, poniendo en riesgo la seguridad de los vuelos.Las autoridades estaban preparadas para este fenómeno natural y han tomado las medidas necesarias …
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In an effort to protect marine life, the seventh Scientific Fisheries Monitoring event took place in the Bahía Santa Elena Marine Management Area (AMMBSE). This began in October 2021 and has since been carried out twice a year to collect data from both the dry and rainy seasons. The AMMBSE is the only area in …
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Nicaragua announced this Friday that it will break diplomatic relations with Israel, a country that Daniel Ortega’s government had been criticizing for its war against the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in Gaza. The decision is mostly political and symbolic, as exchanges between both countries are almost non-existent and Israel does not have a resident ambassador …
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Often, we receive letters about issues we cover in the Tico Times. While most could be called “manifestos”, wild conspiracy theories or personal attacks on local business owners or government officials, from time to time we get we well prepared responses from experts in their particular field. The following piece is from a person with …
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La Coordinadora Nacional de Pueblos Indígenas de Panamá (COONAPIP), organización que reúne los siete Pueblos Indígenas de Panamá y los doce congresos y consejos a nivel nacional, en ocasión del fatídico día para todos los habitantes de Abya Yala (12 de octubre de 1492), declara este día como el día del “Genocidio y Saqueo”. Por …
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Costa Rica will soon welcome a new transportation services platform. Bolt, which operates in Europe and Africa, has announced its entry into the national market. “Bolt’s entry into the Costa Rican market marks a significant milestone in the company’s Latin American expansion strategy,” the company stated. The platform plans to launch with over 500 drivers …
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Los cinco adolescentes extranjeros que se extraviaron en el sendero Piedra del Musgo, en Alto Jaramillo, Boquete, provincia de Chiriquí, fueron localizados sanos y salvos por personal de la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta, que inició su búsqueda desde horas tempranas de este sábado.Unidades de bomberos realizaron la evaluación de los jóvenes, que incluyen a tres …
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El ministro de la Presidencia, Juan Carlos Orillac, asistió este viernes 11 de octubre a la recepción con motivo de la Fiesta Nacional de España, en representación del Presidente de la República, José Raúl Mulino.La visita del ministro Orillac y otros miembros del gabinete del presidente Mulino, sirvió para reforzar los lazos de amistad y …
National Geographic underscored Costa Rica’s tourism strategy, which involves local community participation in managing environmental and ecological tourism. The publication emphasized the importance of wildlife rescue centers, such as the Jaguar Rescue Center in Punta Chiquita, near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca. Opened in 2008, it is run by Encar Garcia, a biologist from Barcelona, and …
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