Costa Rica News » Alajuela News Costa Rica » Alajuela » Social: Costa Rica opens a Bukele-style mega-prison. Here’s how it got here
On Wednesday, President Laura Fernández inaugurated a mega-prison that emulates the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) that has become a symbol of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s security ...
News Costa Rica » Alajuela » Social: Germany’s Consul in Costa Rica Dies in Alajuela Lagoon Accident
Costa Rica’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of Mario Genz, a consul at the German Embassy in San José, who drowned Saturday afternoon at the Centro Recreativo La Laguna in Río Cuarto, Alajuela.
News Costa Rica » Alajuela » Social: Costa Rica Opens a Mega-Prison for the Criminals Still Running Gangs From Their Cells
Costa Rica's $35M CACCO mega-prison opened Oct. 14, targeting organized crime leaders still running gangs from inside the country's overcrowded prisons.
News Costa Rica » Alajuela » Social: Costa Rica Peace Festival Brings Art and Music to Alajuela
A Peace Festival de Arte will stretch out over five months with activities for everyone, starting with an inauguration on Wednesday, September 23 and going on until January in the Juan Santamaria ...
News Costa Rica » Alajuela » Social: Spanish Singer Rosana Plays Costa Rica on 14 February 2027
Spanish singer Rosana plays Parque Viva in Alajuela, Costa Rica, on Sunday, 14 February 2027. Tickets run from about US$128 to US$238.
News Costa Rica » Alajuela » Social: Costa Rica opens mega-prison as organized crime fight intensifies
SAN JOSE, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Costa Rica inaugurated a maximum-security prison on Wednesday as it stepped up its fight against organized crime after a surge in killings in what was long one of Latin ...
News Costa Rica » Alajuela » Social: Cuatro familias de San Rafael de Alajuela intentan reconstruir sus vidas tras incendio
incendio en san rafael de alajuela familias afectadas por incendio cuatro familias reconstrucción de viviendas familias damnificadas pérdida de vivienda afectados por incendio ayuda a familias solidar ...
News Costa Rica » Alajuela » Social: El chikungunya vuelve a circular en Costa Rica y la Caja del Seguro Social reporta 438 atenciones
Los registros del seguro social incluyen 338 atenciones en emergencias y 100 en consulta externa por padecimientos vinculados con el virus, mientras el Ministerio de Salud lleva 48 diagnósticos ...
News Costa Rica » Alajuela » Social: Rodada en Alajuela casi termina en tragedia: motociclistas rodearon y atacaron un carro
Rodada de motociclistas en Río Segundo, Alajuela, terminó en enfrentamiento tras arrastrar un pick-up una moto; intervino la Fuerza Pública.