Human entrails found floating in river in Tibas
November 4th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Human entrails were found yesterday floating in the La Cangreja River in Cinco Esquinas de Tibás. Police and the Red Cross were notified by local…
Lack of profit motive key in slow progress on Ebola cure: WHO Director-General
Finding a cure for Ebola is as much about business as it is about science. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has now killed more than 4,900 people and is…
Famed poet, priest, politician calls Nicaraguan Canal a “monstrosity”
November 3rd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The famed Nicaraguan priest, poet and politician, Ernesto Cardenal, described the Nicaraguan Grand Canal, set to break ground in December, as a “monstrosity” in a column…
Ebola scare in Guanacaste after 14 illegal Somalis detained, some complaining of symptoms
November 3rd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rican health authorities were placed on alert over the weekend when authorities arrested 14 illegal immigrants from Somalia in Cañas, Guanacaste, at least one of…
Route 27 remains partially closed after weekend landslide
November 3rd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Route 27, the toll highway connecting San Jose to the pacific port of Caldera, remained mostly closed Sunday night after a weekend landslide between the Atenas…
NASA captures image of sulfur dioxide “blanket” over Costa Rica after eruption
November 3rd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Satellites belonging to the United States space agency, NASA, captured images of a “blanket” of sulfur dioxide over western Costa Rica a day after the Turrialba…
Solar and wind energy booms in emerging markets
Poor nations are adding capacity from renewable energy projects at nearly twice the rate of developed countries, a new interactive report found. The surge reflects the economic advantage that cleaner…
Aviation authorities urge caution, but no flight restrictions after Turrialba eruption
October 31st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s civil aviation authorities are urging caution for aircraft traveling within 35 kilometers of the Turrialba Volcano and aircraft traveling below 19,000 feet, though there…
