Gas Stations in Costa Rica Offering Electronic Invoices

Gas stations are now issuing electronic invoices. About ten percent of them were doing so as a trial but now all 380 in the country are, in order to comply with a new regulation that took effect on Monday, April 1.

Surprisingly, this is not causing any big delays. The process takes just two to four minutes, depending on which system is used at the particular gas station. After the first time, it is quicker because the person is already in the system.

The first time, one must give his name/name of company, ID number and email. For subsequent visits, only the ID is needed. It is simpler than carrying around papers. Gas stations generate almost 400,000 bills daily, approximately 1,200 per service station.

The Ministry of Finance is behind this initiative. The electronic invoices are only needed for people who need to pay taxes either as independent contractors or as representatives of companies.

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Costa Rica Inaugurates Solar Energy Plant

The government of Costa Rica announced on Saturday it has formally switched on a 5-MW photovoltaic (PV) plant, the largest of its kind in the country.

The solar facility, named Parque Solar Cooperativo, required some CRC 3.88 billion (USD 6.4m/EUR 5.7m) in investments. It consists of 19,000 solar modules spread over an 11.2-hectare area in Buenos Aires, Pocosol district, San Carlos canton.

The plant is expected to generate enough power to meet the consumption of around 5,000 families in the North region of the country.

Solar Cooperativo was developed by engineers of the local cooperative Coopelesca, the first Neutral Carbon Cooperative in Latin America. The National Consortium of Electrification Companies (CONELECTRICAS) was also part of the endeavour, with advice from experts, the government stated in the press release.

(CRC 100 = USD 0.165/EUR 0.147)

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First Costa Rica Trial for Animal Abuse

Two residents of Alajuela are to face trial for killing a dog. The Criminal Court of Alajuela raised the case on March 15th. The indicted, Espinoza Leslie and Zúñiga Palladino, are accused of killing a dog in September 2017. The dog’s leash was tied to a window and his feet didn’t reach the floor. He died hanging.

This is the first case for committing a crime against an animal, although it’s been illegal for some time. The reason is that people often post about such crimes on social media without reporting them to authorities.

In this case, it was the president of the Association for Animal Welfare and Amparo, Juan Carlos Peralta Víquez, who brought the complaint to authorities. This case is under file 17-0004378-305-PE for the crime of animal death.

According to the Animal Welfare Law, killing a domestic animal will be sanctioned with a prison sentence of three months to two years.