Science & Technology
The Time has come for Electric Cars in Costa Rica
On December 14, 2017, the deputies approved the Law of Incentives and Promotion for Electric Transportation. This regulation exempts electric cars and motorcycles from paying taxes and branding for the next five years
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A New Business Concept for Digital Nomads will Arrive in Panama
A new business concept will arrive in Panama, positioning the country as a pioneer in adopting leasing for "digital nomads." It is the MS Satoshi, a 12-story, a 245-meter-long residential cruise ship that will anchor in the Gulf of...
Science & Technology
Bryan Villarreal Alvarado: Guanacaste Exoplanet Hunter on the Search for Alien Worlds
Since the discovery of the first exoplanets in the early 1990s more than 4,000 have been confirmed. Bryan Villareal Alvarado is completing a remote internship with the Central American -Caribbean Bridge in Astrophysics program, which is connected to the...
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Young Scientist from the UCR who discovered a specific Parasite wins International Award
Her name is Alicia Rojas Araya, she is a scientist at the Faculty of Microbiology of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and at 32 years old she already holds one of the most prestigious awards in the international arena for her studies in parasites: the Odile Bain Memorial
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Influence of the Internet in our Daily Life
The influence that the Internet has had in our lives is really wide, it has managed to insert itself in every space where each person develops, from sharing a moment with a friend, with a partner, with the family,...
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Miravalles -1 CanSat Rocket Mission: TECSpace students aim high
In today's blog, we meet Jose Ricardo Campos Mora, a 22-year-old electromechanical engineering student at the Costa Rica Institute of Technology. Jose Ricardo and his team hope to make their Miravalles - 1 mission a reality. In today’s blog...
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Scientists Create Fake Eggs with GPS to Combat Illegal Turtle Trafficking in Costa Rica
InvestEggator is a fake turtle egg, printed in 3D and with a GPS inside that allows you to track the location. It is an initiative of Paso Pacífico, a Nicaraguan organization that aims to fight illegal trafficking and protect the...
Health
GLOBE Costa Rica: Hands-on Science Research for Protection of our Planet
The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program is an international science and education program that provides students and the general public opportunities for contributing to data collection and the scientific process while better understanding ...
Science & Technology
OECD Highlights Costa Rica’s Progress in Digital Transformation
Costa Rica stands out for democratizing the use of digital technologies and having Internet access figures of more than 74% of the population, much higher than the regional average, and digital transformation efforts, indicators that favor post-COVID recovery actions.This...
Environment
The Blue Moon and the ‘Invisible’ supermoon: The Astronomical Phenomena of October 2020
During this month of October 2020, the sky will give us a series of incredible astronomical phenomena, the great protagonist being the Moon with two unique shows of their kind, the Blue Moon and the 'invisible' Super Moon, in...
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Bad Bunny Says He’s “Fully On” Singing Again in Costa Rica
Bad Bunny says he's “full on” singing in countries like Costa Rica, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia. He expressed this...