Hundreds of cattle smuggled into Costa Rica per week as drought ravages Nicaragua pastures
Email this page August 19th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Some 200 to 300 head of cattle are being illegally smuggled into Costa Rica from Nicaragua every week in the border areas of Upala and Los Chiles, according to the regional head of the National Animal Health Service (SENASA), Elliut Herrera. “Smuggling has increased in recent weeks […]
Drought in Guanacaste has already caused losses of nearly $38 million
Email this page August 13th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Guanacaste province, which has been especially hard hit by the worst drought the country has seen in 75 years, has already experienced nearly $38 million in losses, according to a July 30th estimate by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG). The drought is being […]
Record drought hits Costa Rica, Central America’s crops and cattle
Central American agriculture ministers held a videoconference on August 7 to seek coordinated actions to cope with a major drought that has hit the region.
The drought has killed thousands of cattle, dried up crops and forced cities to ration electricity.
Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala have declared emergencies in the worst-affected areas to speed up aid delivery. El Salvador and Nicaragua have opened special funds to help farmers.
UN presses for emissions cuts by 2050 to limit warming
Significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions will be needed by 2050 to avoid the worst possible effects of global warming, which is already being felt on all continents, the United Nations warned in a new draft report on Thursday.
Despite moderate magnitude, early morning quake described as ‘violent’
Email this page August 7th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Despite a moderate magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale, a 2:50 a.m. earthquake that struck near Acosta this morning was felt through much of Costa Rica’s Central Valley, with many residents describing strong, violent shaking. According to the University of Costa Rica (UCR), the quake’s epicenter […]
Citi extends $45.5 million line of credit for Orosí wind farm
Email this page August 7th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Citigroup has issued a $45.5 million line of credit for the purchase and import of 25 wind turbines for the Orosí wind farm, located in the area of Quebrada Grande near Liberia, Guanacaste. The new turbines are expected to generate an additional 50 MW of power. […]
Costa Rica Coast Guard arrests two men with butchered sea turtle with 200 eggs
Email this page August 1st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Coast Guard along with judicial police officers arrested two suspects Tuesday who were in possession of a butchered green sea turtle and some 200 eggs near the mouth of the Parismina River in Limón. The turtle was in its reproductive cycle and its carcass contained […]
Water service to be restored to 8,000 residents affected by intentional contamination
Email this page July 25th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Officials of the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) said yesterday that the company was in the process of restoring water service to 8,000 residents of two communities where the water supply was intentional contaminated with toxic chemicals by unknown suspects. AyA said that water […]
