Dantas River News Today

Several Brazilian companies have suspended operations in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul because of heavy rainfall that has caused severe floods and infrastructure damage.

Brazilian power generation company Companhia Energetica Rio das Antas (Ceran) found a partial rupture in its 100MW 14 de Julho hydroelectric plant following record precipitation in Rio Grande do Sul state.

On the Caribbean slopes of the Talamanca Mountain Range, Barbilla National Park is one of Costa Ricas least-visited national parks. The reserves green canopy extends for miles, home to a huge variety of mammals, birds and plant life. Here, nature is king, and only small clearings carved out for human habitation mark the emerald horizon. As the age-old home to the Cabecar Indigenous Tribe, Barbilla National Park holds historical, cultural and environmental significance.