Legislator Wants To Ban
The Traditional Toros A
La Tica
The traditional "toros a
la tica" - the main
event at the town fairs
- is coming under
scrutiny as one
legislators wants them
banned. Liberacion
deputy, Alexander Mora,
is proposing that the
running of the bulls be
prohibited.
The question that comes
into mind is what is the
Zapote Fair - the
largest of all town
fairs - in San José with
the bulls? And can the
idea planted by Mora
obtain support and an
actual law passed to
stop the traditional
year end actitivty?
Mora is proposing a fine
equal to 10 base
salaries to any who
partakes in the "toros",
that includes
participants in the ring
as well as spectactors
and proposes prison to
organizers or allow the
"toros a la tica" event
to take place on their
property.
The proposal has a long
road ahead of it if it
ever would to get off
the ground as it
requires the approval of
the Legislative Assembly
that unlike the bulls
and the participants
running away from the
bulls, moves at a pace
slower than the slowest
turtle.
One of the opponents to
the Mora proposal is the
Municipalidad de San
José .
"A tradition ingrained
in Costa Rican culture
cannot be prohibited.
Those who enter the bull
ring do so at their own
risk, although we agree
that it should be
regulated to reduce the
danger", said Rafael
Arias, a San José
municipal official.
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