Costa Rica describes as “outrageous” exclusion from Ethical Traveler list
Email this page March 14th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The government of Costa Rica is describing as “outrageous” its exclusion from the 2014 list of The Developing World’s 10 Best Ethical Destinations, an annual ranking produced by California nonprofit, Ethical Traveler. Costa Rica had been included in the 2013 ranking. Costa Rica slid backwards in key […]
Magnitude 4.8 temblor rattles Costa Rica
Email this page March 10th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale according to OVSICORI struck 14 kilometers west of Chomes, Puntarenas in the Gulf of Nicoya at 12:01 p.m. local time. Shaking was reported in several areas throughout the country, some describing the quake as a short, but strong “jolt,” […]
Giant virus resurrected from permafrost after 30,000 years
French scientists said Monday they had revived a giant but harmless virus that had been locked in the Siberian permafrost for more than 30,000 years. Wakening the long-dormant virus serves as a warning that unknown pathogens entombed in frozen soil…
Strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Nicaragua felt throughout Costa Rica
Email this page March 3rd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A strong earthquake that measured 6.4 on the Richter scale that struck Nicaragua in the early morning hours of Sunday was also felt in many areas of Costa Rica. The main quake struck at 3:37am on Sunday, off the Pacific coast of Nicaragua’s Chinandega province in the […]
Chronic kidney disease creates ‘Island Of Widows’ In Nicaragua
Email this page March 3rd, 2014 (VOXXI) The town of Chichigalpa in Nicaragua has a very unique nickname: the Island Of Widows (Isla De Viudas). This unfortunate name comes with a morbid backstory: 1-in-3 men, mostly sugar cane workers, suffer, and eventually die, from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). What’s worse, the disease is absolutely curable […]
After 5 years, Constitutional Court says cane burning needs addressing
Email this page February 28th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A complaint filed before the Environmental Administrative Tribunal more than five years ago over the burning of sugar cane in Guanacaste will finally see the light of day by order of the Constitutional Court. The complaint was filed by Guanacaste resident, Gadi Amit in November 2008 against […]
Marine algae sense rainbow of colors
Email this page By Rosanne Skirble / VOA February 28th, 2014 (VOA) Marine algae can detect a rainbow of light across the color spectrum, not just the blues and greens that penetrate ocean depths, according to a new study. At Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California, Alexandra Worden and her colleagues sequenced the genetic makeup of 20 […]
Heredia drilling new well to cope with water shortages
Email this page February 26th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Public Service Company of Heredia (ESPH) is working on adding a new well to increase its water supply after water shortages continue to plague its customers. The “La Joya III” well which is being drilled to a depth of about 200 meters comes at a cost […]
