Festival Imperial 2008
Kicks Off Today
La Guacima is ready for
the big festival as its
doors open this morning
at 10:00am to thousands
who will flock to the 'autodromo"
(race car track) to see
their favourite national
and international
artists.
Some 50.000 are expected
- 25.000 each day of the
event - that concludes
tomorrow evening.
International artists on
hand to entertain are
Duran Duran, Smashing
Pumpkins, Seal and
Enrique Iglesias. The
international artists
will take to the stage
on Sunday while the
national artists will be
highlighted today.
The event is organized
by the Cerveceria Costa
Rica, brewers of Costa
Rica's most popular beer
Imperial.
Although the doors open
early, the activities
won't begin until at
least 2:00pm and the
beer won't start flowing
until 4:00pm.
Organizers say there
still are some tickets
available for the event.
La Guacima is located
west of the
international airport.
Buses will run every
fifteen minutes from
downtown San Jose direct
to La Guacima. Buses
will also be running
every 15 minutes from
downtown Alajuela to the
race track.
For those who are
driving, the Policia de
Transito recommends not
to drink and drive and
will be mounting an
intensive campaign
against drunk drivers on
all routes around La
Guacima.
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