Customs Operations At
Peñas Blancas To Be
Interrupted With Arrival
of "Independence Torch"
The arrival of the
"independence torch"
this Thursday is forcing
the Ministerio de
Hacienda to adjust its
hours and will restrict
vehicular traffic for a
time through the Peñas
Blancas customs check
point.
The torch will be
arriving from Nicaragua
commemorating the 186th
anniversary of
independence.
Thursday, September
13th, the torch will
cross the Nicaragua -
Costa Rica border around
8:00am and according to
a Hacienda
communications, vehicles
will not be allowed to
enter the customs area
until 5:00pm on that day
and will be enforced by
members of the Fuerza
Pública (police).
The torch should leave
the border control post
by 5:00pm and Hacienda
says that customs
operations will return
to normal by 7:00pm.
The communications
explains that cargo
vehicle traffic will be
regulated until the
torch arrives and is
asking companies not to
ship perishables on that
day.
Independence day is
September 15th and will
be celebrated throughout
Central America. |
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