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90 Aftershocks were registered in 12 hours After a Strong Earthquake near Jacó
In a matter of 12 hours, 90 aftershocks were registered after the earthquake near Jacó at 8:54 p.m. of this past Tuesday, which had a magnitude of 5.3 degrees. This was confirmed by the expert from the Volcanological and...
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What Species of Nocturnal Birds Live in the Central Valley of Costa Rica?
Bird species in Costa Rica can be lively and bright parrots that fill the tropical air with high-pitched screeches, out-of-the-ordinary toucans, glistening hummingbirds, and other striking birds. They can also be birds that emit terrifying whistles and sounds from...
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Disposable Face Masks From the Pandemic a ‘Contamination Bomb’
By protecting our health, we harm the well-being of the environment and vice versa, a cycle that we should break with good environmental education. Those products known as surgical masks, face masks, chinstraps or nasobucos, have become one of...
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Indigenous Women Propose Inclusive System to Conserve Forests in Costa Rica (Part 2)
Since its entry into operation in 1997, the PSA has benefited more than 18,000 families, prioritizing small producers, rural women and indigenous territories. In total, it has mobilized more than US$ 524 million in contracts aimed at the conservation...
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Store Rainfall Water And Use It To Solve Daily Tasks!
Both water scarcity and torrential rains pose challenges. First, because it means that people will not be able to drink this vital liquid, bathe, wash clothes or cook; second, because in urban soils where there are few absorption surfaces,...
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Why Is Costa Rica Known as “The Green Country”?
For over 20 years, Costa Rica’s has set itself a goal: to make tourism the cornerstone of its sustainability... And it has achieved it! In this way, becoming "The Green Country" was the key to the development of Costa...
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El Poás, A Majestic Volcano That Amazes Thousands of Tourists in Costa Rica
To observe the majestic crater of the Poás volcano in Costa Rica, you have to have a good share of luck so that the clouds, at 2,700 meters of altitude, move away and clear a scene that amazes hundreds...
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Costa Rica’s Electricity Sector Unites to Protect Wildlife
Under the slogan "Wildlife matters", the Tico energy sector companies that make up the National Energy Conservation Commission launched a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of protecting wildlife. The campaign seeks to publicize this issue, which represents...
Environment
Dispose of Medicines Correctly and Prevent Them from Polluting the Environment
Did you know that when a medical treatment is finished, your containers should not go to the common garbage? Like leftover drugs or expired pills, the glass bottles, aluminum foil or cardboard boxes that wrap them must be disposed...
Environment
Two agreements have been signed in Costa Rica to protect Isla del Coco
Costa Rica today signed two agreements with the non-governmental organizations WildAid and MarViva to strengthen the conservation, management and protection of the marine wealth of Cocos Island.The Cocos Marine Conservation Area (ACMC), the National System of Conservation Areas (Sinac)...
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In Indoor Mold Growth In Costa Rica
When I first came to Costa Rica 11 years ago I immediately began consulting services pertaining to water proofing...