Walter Espinoza, Director of the Judiciary Investigative Police (OIJ), offered a press conference this Monday morning with regards to the progress made in the case of the murder of a Spanish tourist last August 4th in Tortuguero, Pococí, Limón. On August 5th, OIJ arrested a man of Nicaraguan nationality who is in the country illegally as the main suspect in this murder; the man identified as A...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) announced this Sunday evening the temporary closure of Route 32 which connects San Jose to Limon due to a mudslide in kilometer 30. According to the information shared, the road is completely closed and for now they do not have an estimated time on when it will reopen, “we will inform tomorrow of the hour it will reopen, once the road is cl...

Walter Espinoza, Director of the Judiciary Investigative Police (OIJ), offered additional information today during a press conference regarding to the killing of a Spanish tourist in Tortuguero, Limon, Costa Rica this past Saturday. A man identified as Albin Diaz, 33-years-old and of Nicaraguan nationality was arrested yesterday as a suspect of this crime. According to Espinoza, the autopsy ...

A coordinated action between police bodies of the Ministry of Public Security allowed the arrest of the suspect of murdering a Spanish tourist in the area of Barra del Tortuguero, Pococi, Limon. The operation began Saturday evening and concluded in the early hours of this Sunday after a joint action carried out by the Police Intelligence Department of the Public Police Force, the Direction of ...

The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) warned of the formation of El Niño phenomenon which will could generate droughts in the Costa Rican Pacific and heavy rains in the Caribbean. “The centers of investigation have indicated that during August, September and October there will be w higher probability that the El Niño phenomenon affecting the area of the Equatorial Pacific. Between Novemb...

23-year-old Kenier David Murillo Aleman was sentenced to 16 years of prison after confessing in an abbreviated trial to having killed a 50-year-old French woman at the Pachamama Jungle River Lodge in Punta Uva, Cahuita, Limon. The events occurred in October 27, 2016 when apparently three men participated in the robbery of the hotel, which was property Estelle Marie-Claire Jeanne; when the woman...

In a joint operation carried out by agents of the Costa Rican Investigative Police (OIJ) in Limon and officers of the National Coast Guard Service, a criminal organization formed by eleven Costa Ricans, three Colombians and a Panamanian was dismantled. The men were arrested on Monday afternoon and face charges for money laundering and illegal possession and carrying of unregistered firearms. ...

A foreign senior citizen drowned this Sunday in Cahuita National Park in Limon. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. this Sunday, July 22 in the sector of the National Park known as Puerto Vargas. The man was in critical condition when the Red Cross arrived and despite their efforts to save his life he was declared dead 20 minutes later. According to preliminary information the victim was 66 ...

The province of Limon has received already 71% more rain than the average amount for the month of July and according to the National Meteorological Institute more rain is to be expected during this weekend in the Caribbean with the tropical depression number 18. The heavy rainfall of the past weeks caused floods, landslides, fallen trees and overflown rivers; the National Emergency Commission r...

National Emergency Commission (CNE) in Costa Rica declared the red alert for the counties of Sarapiqui, Turrialba, Matina and Talamanca due to the saturation of the floors in these regions. The counties of Guatuso and San Carlos are now under yellow alert. President Carlos Alvarado will be joining the meeting of the Emergency Operations Center (COE) this Tuesday and will then be doing an ae...

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) in Costa Rica confirmed they provided attention to over 600 people in fourteen temporary shelters set up in three provinces, Limon, Heredia and Cartago. For the province of Limon a total of 6 shelters were set up, another 6 in Heredia and two in Cartago. Thousands of users also had interruptions of their electricity, telecommunications and water servic...

At 6am this Saturday morning The Costa Rican Red Cross informed  that one of their Ground Rescue and Search Units had been sent to Route 32 to offer assistance and help to people that were isolated on this road due to landslides. According to their first report, there are approximately 50 cars and some 120 people stranded, there are no reports of injuries at this time. The high pressure syst...

The Center for the Investigation of Sea Science and Limnology (Cimar) warned of strong waves this weekend and through Monday in the Caribbean and North Pacific. A high-pressure system in the Atlantic will generate strong winds in the Caribbean causing waves that could reach 3.6 meters (11.8 feet) during the weekend. In the North Pacific, gusts of wind of 45 to 50 kph (28-31 mph) could cause ...

The Costa Rican government announced the inauguration this Monday, June 4th of Route 257 which will connect Route 32 (San Jose-Limon) to the Moin Container Terminal. The design and construction of this road was executed by the company Consorcio del Atlantico which is formed by Constructora Meco and Spanish company Puentes y Calzadas; it had a cost of approximately $77 million USD and took 18 mo...

President Carlos Alvarado met with five deputies from Limon to work on a work agenda for the development of the Caribbean province. “The development of Limon is one of our priorities”, commented Alvarado. Also present in the meeting were Greivin Villegas the new executive president of the Atlantic Zone Development and Port Administration Group (JAPDEVA in Spanish), the Minister of Public Works ...

A group of tourists found the baby sloth alone in Playa Cocles, Puerto Viejo, Limon, and brought him to the Jaguar Rescue Center, where the personnel and volunteers took on the task of searching for the mother. The baby sloth weighed only 400 grams. They recorded the baby sloth’s cry and went into the forest armed with speakers playing the recording over and over. It took them two days but they...

A U.S. $400 million project is taking shape in the North of Moín, Limón, Costa Rica at the entrance to the Tortuguero Canals  under the name "Casino City Caribe". The tourism project will consist of three hotels with a total 264 rooms, three casinos, 219 apartments, two convention and cultural centres with capacity for 150 people a full service marina and a helipad. Patti Rao Projects is the...

Today in the Costa Rican daily La Republica, an article regarding a project to make of Limon, in the Costa Rican Caribbean, a "New Cancun", caught our attention, is this the type of development that the Caribbean province should be aiming for? In the recent years and after many decades of neglect, investors have been turning their eyes towards the Caribbean province, the project of APM terminal...

11 Tourists were robbed while they were rafting in the area of Dos Montañas, in the Pacuare River at around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 10. Apparently the group stopped to have a snack when 3 men with their faces covered threatened the tourists with firearms and took all their valuables including cell phones, cameras, cash and passports. “Rafting companies usually make a stop in this area t...

The vessel of Costa Rican flag and registered as a fishing boat was stopped in waters of the Atlantic Ocean in Costa Rica by Costa Rican authorities with assistance of the United States. Aboard the boat of name ¨Sea Phantom¨ authorities found a total of 1 ton, 228 kilograms and 782 grams of marijuana, in 54 packages which were counted by officials of the Ministry of Public Security, Drug Control...

The arrival of the first three port cranes to the Moin Container Terminal sends Costa Rica in route to becoming a regional leader in port services with a more efficient and safe operation for the import and export of products. The acquisition of these equipment marks a historic milestone, the cranes are unique in the country and will allow Costa Rica to provide for the first time services to Po...

The Limon Airport will receive an investment of over U.S. $2.6 million for a new terminal that will comply with all international aeronautic norms to continue to promote the connectivity and competitiveness of this province. The new Terminal will have waiting rooms, governmental offices, division of passenger flows (National/International), fire prevention system, and water treatment plants. It...

The remains of the ship that surfaced last weekend in Playa Grande, Punta Uva, Limon,  after being examined by experts are estimated to belong to a vessel built between the XVII and XVIII centuries. The remains will be returned to the bottom of the ocean because the country does not have the necessary conditions to maintain them in good condition out of the water. “Because of its size, giving i...

The US Embassy in San Jose announced two upcoming Consular events – in Limon City, a visa session, and in Puerto Viejo, routine services for U.S. citizens. The Consular staff will be on hand to provide the below services and answer any questions. To RSVP for passport renewals, notary services, and federal benefits inquiries, please indicate preference by writing to [email protected]. A...

The Costa Rican Caribbean has been experiencing high tides and the level of the sea has increased in the past few weeks to the point that it has even put at risk some hotels, restaurants and houses and the intervention of the Municipality’s machinery was necessary to create small dams; this phenomenon could have been what brought the remains of an antique ship to the surface in the area of Playa G...

Rain hasn’t stopped since Saturday night in the province of Limon, the most affected by the cold front in Costa Rica. The National Emergency Commission (CNE) declared yellow alert in this province as well as the North Zone and Sarapiquí on Sunday night. Communities such as Matina and Cineguita in Limon flooded and over 130 families had to be evacuated and transferred to some of the shelters av...

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) elevated from green to yellow the alert for the Caribbean, North Zone and Sarapiquí due to the strong influence of the cold front in these areas of Costa Rica. Rainfall hasn’t ceased in the Caribbean, and according to the National Meteorological System (IMN) in the last 24 hours it has rained already half of what it normally rains in a whole month. Ar...

Masked men holding firearms stopped a tourism bus in the area known as La Platina, in La Pavona, Tortuguero and stole valuable items from the passengers aboard, a group of tourists from Germany and the United Kingdom. The incident occurred at around 11:20 a.m.  Sunday, January 7th . The items stolen included computers, cell phones, cameras and backpacks. The bus belongs to tour agency Aventu...

Weather conditions in most of the Costa Rican territory are returning to normal for this time a year, according to the National Meteorological Institute expects that the cold front will stop affecting the country entirely by this Monday. The Caribbean region has been the most affected region with moderate rains that have caused the saturation of the floor and have caused floods in some communit...

The Costa Rica Coast Guard Service prevented a tragedy this Saturday in Manuel Antonio, Quepos, when eight tourists were dragged by the strong current. The emergency took at close to 4:30 p.m. this Saturay, December 23 when several tourists, 5 from the United States ages 10,13, 23, 24 and 47 years old, a Turk 39 years of age and two Costa Rican of ages 22 and 25 were dragged into the deep ocean...

On Friday, December 8 at close to 4 p.m. a boat of Panamanian flag ran aground in Manzanillo Beach, Limón, apparently, water was entering the boat and therefore the captain decided to run aground so it wouldn’t sink. The captain of the boat explained that he was headed towards the Limon port to load some materials when the emergency occurred; local authorities have kept the boat under custody s...

The Office of Judicial Investigations (OIJ) arrested this Wednesday morning 31 police officers from Limon who are suspects of illegal searches, abuse of authority, and stealing evidence. The Minister of Security, Gustavo Mata, confirmed the information and explained that the operation was carried out in coordination with the judicial police. Apparently, the detained men are members of differ...

The Scuba Diving Community Center Ambassadors of the Sea, is an non-profit organization that offers free diving classes to the South Caribbean youth with the purpose of teaching them about the importance of protecting the ocean from an environmental and historical point of view. The project began in 2014 with the intention of offering a work opportunity to the young men and women from the area,...

A few weeks ago, a Red Cross ambulance driver was threatened at knife-point and asked to hand over his cell phone when driving to the scene of an emergency in the agricultural town of Santa Rosa de Pocosol in the north-central region of San Carlos, Alajuela, Costa Rica. This and other potentially life-threatening incidents involving aid workers in different parts of Costa Rica have the agency c...

The Drug Control Police found 250 kilograms of cocaine hidden in two containers that arrived at Moín port in Limón, this Saturday. The investigations carried out by agents of the Drug Control Police (PCD) alerted them of a ship with a Panamanian flag that apparently was transporting several containers with drugs; the police therefore checked all the containers and found the cocaine hidden in th...

In a video recently uploaded to Facebook, cult leader, Eligio “Nature Boy” Bishop, who has garnered a following of over 42,000 people on Facebook, claims his group of mostly black followers were racially discriminated against by Spirit Airlines who refused to deport the five U.S. citizens last Thursday, October 26, due to their body odor. According to Bishop, things got really real for the cult...

Up-to-date information on tides and ocean conditions for surfers and beachgoers is available at the Costa Rica Surf website. The top surf beaches in Costa Rica include Pavones, Dominical and Manuel Antonio in the southern Pacific region, Mal Pais, Nosara-Guiones, Playa Hermosa and Tamarindo in the northern Guanacaste Pacific region, and Puerto Viejo on the Costa Rican Caribbean coast. Driving di...

A Costa Rican man traveling to Sixaola, a town on the southern Caribbean coast, aided a sloth who was attempting to cross the main drag into town. "We were arriving in Sixaola ... and saw a sloth was crossing the street. A Dos Pinos delivery truck was headed right towards it, so I jumped out of the car, and helped it across the street, and then the critter posed for the photo," said Yeraldo Agüer...

The Limón Carnivals have been rescheduled and now will be celebrated from October 11th through the 22nd, the dates were moved due to the National Emergency that the country is facing as a result of Tropical Storm Nate, the original dates were October 6-15. “Even before the letter arrived from the Ministry of Public Security in which they informed us that the Police could not be present at the ...

Eight months of night-time and early morning patrols along Costa Rica's Caribbean beaches paid off for turtles and their eggs, thousands of which were rescued from poachers, said Commander Alexis Umaña, officer of the Barra del Pacuare Coast Guard Station. From February to September 2017, Coast Guard officials and volunteers with the environmental non-profit organization, Widecast, saved an est...