Science & Technology

The Costa Rican government signed a loan contract for 240 million dollars with Japan for the construction of the new geothermal plant Borinquen I.Borinquen I is planned to be built in Liberia, Guanacaste, and will be the third geothermal power...

In the last 18 months, Costa Ricans have been benefitted by a pricing model for net metering that enables them to generate and store extra sustainable energy in grids.In 2016, the Environment and Energy Minister (MINAE) created a program...

They created a project that can serve as an energy alternative for the indigenous communities in Costa RicaIn 2016, four Costa Rican women traveled to India to learn about solar energy. The project involved getting acquainted with that kind...

Mobile gaming is one of the most rapidly growing parts of the gaming industry where technological developments are being done almost every year. In the year 2015, the total number of mobile users throughout the globe outperformed the number...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation along with the National Department of Traffic are planning to install photovoltaic systems at 76 signalized intersections which will increase the number of traffic lights in big cities.According to the engineer Diego...

What’s the Digital Power Plan? Costa Rica will replace all the non-digital broadcasting machines with digital broadcasting ones in December this year. The plan will improve the quality of image and sound as well as the coverage of the...

Once the Hydroelectric Plant started operating in 2016, Costa Rica became part of the select group of the countries in the pursuit of a 100% renewable energy consumption system. The project was initiated in 2010 and terminated last year.The...

End-to-end connections guarantees more speed“End-to-end Internet connection establishes a connection between the provider and the customer. That type of connection is not shared with a third party to keep the availability of the service” – Valeria Pineda, telecom operator...

Traveling abroad can be a really fun, exciting, and an overwhelming experience. However, if you are a first-time traveler, you need to be aware of the fact that there are always shady people out there looking to take advantage...

About 128 million dollars will be invested in Costa Rica in the Hogares Conectados plan, which grants subsidies for a computer and Internet access to families living in poverty. So far 2.2 million dollars were invested and 19,400 houses...