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Electricity rates will increase between 15% and 20% as of 2025 in Costa Rica, due to higher thermal generation.The news was released this Monday by the Regulatory Authority of Public Services (Aresep), who stated that the adjustments are due...

Ad Astra Rocket Company, a company owned by former Costa Rican astronaut Franklin Chang Díaz, has been selected for Phase II of the NASA contract to advance the development of the VASIMR® engine.This is a high-power plasma propulsion system...

The Costa Rican athlete Ligia Madrigal, 51, reached the goal and this past Wednesday became the first woman from Costa Rica to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, in the Himalayan mountain range....

With the promise of challenges, impressive landscapes and pure adrenaline, the Gran Fondo Guanacaste returns. In this second edition, it is expected to bring together 2,000 cyclists in a unique experience on the iconic Route 1.The event will have...

At the municipal level in Costa Rica, each person has between 23 and 35 local authorities.The number sounds a bit big and is divided like this:In each canton there is a mayor's office and two vice mayors' offices.Per municipality...

The Ministry of Health seeks to prohibit synthetic nicotine in electronic devices such as vapers, mainly due to the increase in consumption in the underage population.According to figures from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), so far in...

The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) has made a crucial announcement for all Costa Ricans: the electricity cuts planned for the following days are suspended thanks to the notable increase in rains during the last time periods.Improvement in Cachi...

Climate change is one of the most pressing global issues of our time, and it is having a significant impact on the generation of electricity. The burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas for electricity...

As long as the ICE reservoirs are not filled and sufficient energy cannot be generated with the wind, electrical rationing will remain in force, which would imply between 2 and 3 weeks, according to the ICE reported today.In other...

Since April 19th, 2007, 17 years ago, Costa Rica has not been going through a situation like the current one: low electricity production could cause electricity rationing on some days.On the night of this past Monday, April 6th, the...