Race
To Get The Zapote Fair Grounds Ready
In 10 days the country's largest and most
attended fair is set to open and workers of
the Municipalidad de San José are working
feverishly to put the finishing touches
before the Ministerio de Salud (Health
ministry) inspection.
Each year, the Zapote Fair organizers scurry
to make last minute changes and adjustments
in fear of not getting their operating
permit by health officials, as it occurred a
couple of years back.
Of course the blame for the last minute work
does not rest entirely on the Municipalidad
de San José, this year the Compañía Nacional
de Fuerza y Luz (national light and power
company), a division of the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), has to
complete a series of work on the fair
grounds before the chinamos (food stands)
and the bars concessionaires can begin their
work and ready for the December 25 opening
day.
However, before the fair can kick off at
noon on Christmas Day, Health officials have
to be satisfied that all safety and health
regulations have been met.
The Zapote Fair is a tradition in San José
and Costa Rica, as hundreds of thousands of
fair goes visit each year.
The fair grounds are Zapote, on the east
side of San José, across from the Registro
Nacional. The fair runs until January 3.
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