A Costa Rican Double Header. Both the Turrialba and Poás volcanoes had eruptions at the same time on Monday. See story here. [Foto: Federico Chavarría Kopper/Ovsicori-UNA] |
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35 Traffic Accidents
In Three Hours Due To Heavy Rain
Although the rainy season is not official,
yesterday's torrential downpour may be an
indication of what is to come this season
that begins in a couple of weeks. And
with the rain come traffic accidents.
Hurricanes
Rarely Hit Costa
Rica
Hurricanes
rarely hit Costa
Rica, the last
one was
Hurricane Cesár
which came
ashore on July
27, 1996 and
killed 41 people
and trashed the
Pacific
southwest in
Costa Rica’s
worst national
disaster in a
decades.
Even though
Costa Rica is in
the Caribbean,
because Costa
Rica is so far
south it is very
rare that a
hurricane
strikes land
over Costa Rica.
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Turrialba and
Poás Volcano
Remain Active
Although the
Turrialba and
Poás volcanoes
continue with
high activity,
experts assure
that this is
normal behaviour.
Kids To Fly and
Stay Free With
NatureAir
Costa Rica's
NatureAir, the
world's first
carbon neutral
airline,
announces that
families looking
to travel on a
budget this year
can have their
wish. The
airline is
bringing back
its popular Kids
Fly Free
program, making
transportation
for a family of
four much more
affordable.
Noriega's Ties
To Costa Rica
Former
Panamanian
dictator Manuel
Noriega went
from being
Washington's man
in Latin America
to the target of
a 1989 U.S.
invasion, as his
rule became
increasingly
autocratic and
he forged deep
ties with
Colombian drug
traffickers.
Escobar's Son
Tells Story Of
His Father In
Costa Rica In
Documentary
Sebastian
Marroquin, son
of the famous
Colombian drug
trafficker,
Pablo Escobar,
tells the story
of his father,
who had strong
ties to Costa
Rica. |
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Gray Powell—a North Carolina
State University 2006 graduate
and talented amateur
photographer—is an Apple
Software Engineer working on the
iPhone Baseband Software, the
little program that enables the
iPhone to make calls. A dream
job for a talented engineer like
Powell, an Apple fan who always
wanted to meet Steve Jobs.
