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Drunk Drivers Left On Foot, As
Tránsito Curbs Drinking and
Driving At Palmares
Every January Palmares has gone
party mode and that has meant
plenty of drinking, partying and
then driving home. And this year
is no exception as the Palmares
Festival kicked off on Thursday
with the traditional Tope, the
horse parade.
Violent Start To The New Year;
More Than One Traffic Death Per
Day
During the first 12 days of the
new year, 15 have lost their
lives on the nation's roads, or
more than one death a day,
making it a violent start to a
promising year as the Policía de
Tránsito (traffic police)
continue their efforts of
reduction.
Scare on Continental Flight
A total of 155 passengers of a
Continental Airlines flight
arriving at the Juan Santamaría
(San José) international airport
at 3:25pm, got the scare of
their lives as they had to be
evacuated from the aircraft
after flight attendance found an
unknown white powder substance
in one of the lavatories.
15 Years
Prison For Cable Theft, ICE
Proposes
The theft of electrical cable
has become a serious problem not
only for the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE), who incurs costs to
repair the damage, but also for
users who are left in the dark
and for police facing added
costs to investigate.
Friday the 13th Might Be Pretty
Frightening After All -- in 2029
If scientists and astronomers
have it calculated correctly,
Friday, April 13, 2029, could be
a very unlucky day for Earth if
the asteroid Apophis continues
on its path toward Earth, as
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and
Venezuela are all potential
targets for total destruction,
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