Court Order Suspends
Construction Of New
Stadium
The Sala Constitucional
de Costa Rica has
ordered the suspension
of work on the new
national stadium, the
stadium that was donated
by China to be built on
the site of the old
stadium in La Sabana
park. The old stadium
was demolished last July
and work on the
construction was to have
begun next month.
The Court order follows
a "recurso de amparo" by
the former ministro de
Cultura, Guido Sáenz,
and a group of citizens,
against the Instituto
Costarricense del
Deporte (ICODER).
Sáenz argued that the
new stadium with a
capacity of 40.000,
double that of the
demolished stadium,
would be detrimental to
the environment and
affect the enjoyment of
citizens of the Parque
Metropolitano de la
Sabana, which according
to Sáenz, is considered
the "pulmón" (lung) of
the capital.
The Court order
suspending construction
is to be maintained
until the court delivers
a final appeal by the
former minister of
Culture.
The new stadium project,
with a cost of us$72
million dollars, was
announced shortly after
Costa Rica dropped a 63
year relationship with
Taiwan to begin
relations with China, in
June 2007.
The stadium is to be one
of the most modern in
Latin America.
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