Officers of the National Police and the Fiscal Control Police at the community of Paso Canoas, next to the Panama border, on Thursday seized a shipment of liquor with an approximate value of ₡20 million (some $38,000) hidden inside a tanker.
National Police officers in the Caribbean canton of Pococí, Limón, seized 7,000 bottles over the weekend of adulterated liquor and shut down two local bars that sold them.
Costa Rica’s brewing scene garnered international recognition last weekend as craft beer company Treintaycinco returned from the Great South Beer Cup in Brazil with a silver medal. The distinguished award is yet another sign that the country’s craft beer revolution is in full swing.
One of the Nicoya Peninsula’s best-known wildlife destinations is facing renewed pressure from illegal hunters, after camera traps placed inside or near Refugio Nacional...
