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Dozens
protest the murder of tourists
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 By A.M. Costa Rica wire services
The Plaza de la
Cultura was the scene of a
Costa Rican protest against the
femicides of tourists Arantxa
Gutiérrez López from Spain and María
Trinidad Mathus from Mexico.
Dozens of people demonstrated to repudiate gender violence and machismo in the framework of a vigil in honor of the two tourists killed Aug. 4 and 5. With banners and singing songs against violence, dozens of people demanded a stop to the violence and more actions from the government. Carolina Funes, one of the protesters of the Las Rojas group, said that there is indignation because femicides and acts of violence against women in the country are becoming more frequent. "We unite because of the indignation. Every day they are killing us. They are raping us for the simple fact of being women. The government is also responsible for not doing anything. We demand our right to be able to walk free, safe and without fear," said Funes. In the demonstration, the group Causa Sorora, meaning cause supporter, carried a suitcase on which was engraved the names of Arantxa and Maria Trinidad, the two tourists killed while enjoying their vacations. "We have brought this suitcase as a symbol of the event that is gathering us. It is a moment in which we must hold together, in this duel that ultimately affects everybody . . . These women lost their lives in a brutal way at the hands of murders." said Carolina Monge, member of the Causa Sorora collective. The protesters lit candles, wrote messages of solidarity, condolences and slogans such as: "I have dreams, I want to live," "No more blood," and "Stop being afraid." The Spanish woman, Gutiérrez, 31, and the Mexican woman, Mathus, 25, are the first tourists killed this year in Costa Rica.
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 A.M. Costa Rica
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With banners and singing songs against violence,
dozens of people demanded a stop to the violence
and more actions from the government.
The Mexican tourist and her friend from England took a dawn walk on Early Aug. 5 on the beach in Cobano of Puntarenas when they were attacked by two men. The British woman managed to escape and ask for help, but the Mexican woman was murdered. The day before the Spanish woman went out in the morning to walk the trails near the hotel where she was staying in Tortuguero on the other side of the country. She was also attacked and died of strangulation. Spanish detectives have arrived in Costa Rica to assist with one of the investigations, and both cases are ongoing. |
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Firefighters ask for care to avoid
burns during school experiments |
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff
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A.M. Costa Rica wire services
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Two students were hospitalized for severe burns
after their science projects involved fire and
accelerators like alcohol.
In terms of prevention, the firefighters recommends: -During any activity, regardless of whether it is a scientific fair, organizers must have fire extinguishers on hand and people with the ability to make correct use of them. -Students must use safety accessories during the development of projects, such as: gloves, glasses, masks and everything that accessory that is necessary to provide security to the person. The firefighters state that: "A burn is not an accident, it is a lack of prevention, so it depends on the adults who are with the children, to take all possible precautions to avoid more new cases of burned children.” |
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Ministry seizes 102 ethanol drums |
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff
Customs officials in Peñas Blancas identified 102 drums of ethanol Sunday. The containers were found in a truck from El Salvador and falsely registered as liquid soap, the officials said. Ethanol is a chemical used in the production of illegal drugs. Once the containers were certified as contraband, the situation was referred to the Fiscal Control Police. They confirmed that of the tins declared as soap, 102 contained the ethanol alcohol, and the others contained liquid soap. The full load was seized, and the truck driver was detained. He is Salvadoran, surname Anaya, and he already has a history of possession of contraband, police said. Final analysis of the contents of the drums was determined by representatives from the National Liquor Factory. The experts there tested the product and determined that it was ethanol. This brought it under law 8204: "on narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, drugs for unauthorized use, related activities, money laundering and financing of terrorism and as a precursor to the manufacture of drugs,” according to the police report. “Although it is the Public Prosecutor's Office that defines the classification of these crimes, based on the evidence, we presume that we are facing two crimes: one for the introduction of a precursor to the national territory and another for contraband, because the person responsible declared 106 barrels of liquid soap, when in fact it brought 102 with ethanol. The first one establishes a penalty of one to three years in prison, for the second one to five years," said Irving Malespín, police director.
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 Customs police
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Ethanol
is a chemical used in the production of illegal
drugs.
For his part,
Wilson Céspedes, director of the National Customs
Service said: “In all Customs, the efforts are being
redoubled to prevent irregular entry of goods into
the country which threaten both public finances and
the health of the population. On this subject, the
authorities of El Salvador customs will be informed
about the finding because the merchandise is covered
by a transit declaration issued by the Customs of
that country.”
The truck driver was sent for the prosecution of a flagrant offense, which is an offense where the suspect has been caught in the middle of committing what appears to be a violation.
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Taxi leaders meet with Ministry of Transport |
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By A.M. Costa
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Explosive devices found on San Carlos road |
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By A.M.
Costa Rica staff
A farmer near Santa Rosa de Pocosol in San Carlos on the Nicaraguan border called police Monday at 8:56 a.m. to say that he had found what he thought were two explosive devices. Police experts in the handling of explosives collected two devices, which were apparently an explosive grenade and a underground land mine. The items were in the middle of a road which was immediately closed to protect area residents. Marisol Flores, the local police chief, said, "The specialists arrived at the site of the discovery shortly after 11 a.m. and, after collecting the artifacts, took them to the arms storage in the police office of Los Chiles." "The appearance of the artifacts, which look extremely deteriorated, looks like they are part of the explosives placed in the border area during the Nicaragua war in the 80s," the police chief added. |
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Carlos police courtesy photo
According to the police report, the explosives will be taken to the Special Intervention Unit to be destroyed. |
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Another attack on tourist reported |
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By
A.M. Costa Rica staff The
woman had been part
of a group tour to
see the turtles in
the park when she
was invited to take
an additional
evening tour near
the community of San
Francisco. Once the
tour operator had
her alone in the
boat he assaulted
and raped her,
investigators said. A
suspect was captured
by the police just
hours after the
attack, and was
identified as a
Nicaraguan citizen
surnamed Castillo. He will
be investigated to
determine his
immigration status. |
 Tortuguero
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A suspect was
captured by the police
just hours after the
attack, and was
identified as a
Nicaraguan citizen
surnamed Castillo.
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