ICE to begin production at new solar energy park tomorrow
Email this page November 21st, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) ICE will open its first solar energy park tomorrow, which will be the largest solar energy project in Central America. The solar park is located in Miravalles, in La Fortuna de Bagaces, Guanacaste, in front of the Miravalles III geothermal plant. The National Electricity Institute (ICE) […]
AYA warns of possible shortage, rationing of water supply in March and April
Email this page November 13th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) According to the Costa Rican Water and Sewage System (AYA, in Spanish), there will be shortages of water and water rationing in March and April, especially in Guanacaste and locations of higher elevation in the Greater Metropolitan Area. The shortages will be anywhere between 4 to 6 […]
Costa Ricans awakened by estimated 5.0 earthquake this morning
Email this page November 12th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) A strong earthquake woke many up this morning in Costa Rica, striking at 2:45 a.m. local time. The temblor, felt in various locations within the country, was described as intense, but short in duration. It was felt in Moravia, Pavas, Escazu and Santa Ana in the San […]
Officials warn of dangerous seafood in Costa Rica as a result of “red tide”
Email this page November 8th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) A sample taken in the Pacific Ocean, in various sectors such as Punta Chuchillo and Isla Cedros, has forced Costa Rica’s Agriculture and Livestock Ministry (MAG, in Spanish) and the Fishing and Aquaculture Institute (INCOPESCA) to ban mollusks such as oysters, clams, mussels, and piangua, among others, due […]
Groups want to keep genetically modified crops and Monsanto out of Costa Rica
Email this page November 7th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) – Yesterday, at 12:30 p.m., the first public signatures against Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) corn seeds in Costa Rica were delivered to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia- MAG), located in Sabana Sur. The recent controversy in the country began as two […]
Costa Rica may employ cloud seeding in the coming months
Email this page November 7th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica may employ cloud seeding in the coming months in the hope of avoiding a summertime increase in electric bills. Cloud seeding is a form of weather modification used to artificially induce rain. Cloud seeding is employed by flying an aircraft through target cloud systems, […]
Authorities remind residents of the danger at the Turrialba Volcano
Email this page November 5th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s National Emergency Response (CNE) has issued a warning for those who live between 2 and 5 kilometers distance from the Turrialba Volcano. Research presented by the National Seismology Network, the University of Costa Rica and CNE stresses the importance and urgency in repairing the only […]
Authorities prepare for possible water, electric shortages this dry season
Email this page November 2nd, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The deficit in rains this rainy season may cause problems for Costa Rica’s agribusiness and electric production in the upcoming months. In mid November, most parts of the country will enter the “dry” season, which concerns authorities, as the current rainy season has seen significantly less rains […]
