Science & Technology
Older Adults Learn English at the UTN through Apps
A total of 23 older adults receive a Basic Conversational English Workshop at the National Technical University (UTN), in Alajuela. The idea arose from the different proposals developed by the teaching staff working for the Institutional Program of Languages...
TCRN
Why Costa Rica Is the Place to Coming Home to Our Soul
I never thought of myself as someone who was not aware of how I was feeling, or in truth as someone who would ever allow herself to lose herself again. See, I think when we have been to the...
Entertainment
Thumping On The Beach, Pura Vida Style
Located in Guanacaste, in the Nicoya Peninsula, on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast, Tamarindo used to be a quaint fishermen's village. Tamarindo has warm, pristine beaches, lush forests, and abundant wildlife. Nearby lies the Tamarindo National Wildlife Refuge, with its...
TCRN
Government Does Not Discard Natural Gas as a Potential Source of Energy
The Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (Recope) does not forget about natural gas as an energy proposal in the future and points to the continuity of studies that determine the feasibility of being a direct substitute for fossil fuels. This...
TCRN
Fidélitas University Enters the C-Neutral Country Program
The headquarters of the Fidélitas University, in Heredia, joined the select group of companies and institutions that obtain a place within the Country Program directed by the Direction of Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment and Energy of...
Environment
Would You Like to Meet a Museum of Living Trees?
An Arboretum -that is, a museum of living trees- is located in the Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve, in the south of the country, open to the public that wishes to travel alone or with a guide. The property is...
TCRN
Costa Rica Exceeds Wind Generation Record
Wind continues to consolidate as the 2nd source in contribution within the country's electricity matrix. The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) reported that the largest wind generation in history was reached this month with 1,512.65 Gigawatt-hours. This exceeds 1,287.68...
TCRN
For the First Time a Costa Rican Woman Classifies the World’s Maximum Surf Championship
For the first time, the maximum surf championship will feature a Costa Rican surfer. The young Brisa Hennessy won the ticket to the so-called "Dream Tour" on Monday to play the semifinals of the Port Stephens Toyota Pro, in...
Science & Technology
Do You Have Dysmetry, Plantar Fasciitis, or Flat Foot?
A trio of young engineers -of the School of Industrial Design of the Technological Institute of Costa Rica (TEC)- are the creators of modern orthopedic insoles, designed to suit their clients. Fixs is the name of the company they...
TCRN
Get to Know 10 Details of the Future Electric Train
Presidential House and the Costa Rican Railway Institute (Incofer) set August 2019 as the deadline to have the feasibility study of the electric train that is being installed in the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM).The project, which at the time...
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Gisele Bündchen Enjoyed Santa Teresa in Costa Rica With Her Boyfriend and Two Children
Gisele Bündchen, businesswoman and supermodel, visited Costa Rica for the second time this year. This time she did so...