Poás Volcano Erupts
In what made instant news around the country, the volcán Poás, just north of San José, erupted late Friday afternoon, which alarmed both the volcanologists and the Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE) - national emergency commission.

Arias and Solís Finally Meet
Following a hard fought election and close finish, the two rivals, Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) leader Oscar Arias and Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) leader, Ottón Solís, finally met face to face.

Pilot Loses Control And Runs Airplane into Ditch
At 1:20pm Friday afternoon, Roberto Morrison, a British national, accompanied by Thomas Gilmore, a US citizen, got the scare of their lives in Golfito, when the small airplane Morrison was piloting left the runway on takeoff and backflipped into a ditch.

Gas Going Up Again
Get ready for another gas hike. Yesterday, the Autoridad Reguladora de Servicios Públicos (Aresep), approved an increase in gasoline prices of ¢12 colones for a litre of super, ¢13 colones for regular and diesel.