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Cruises to Costa Rica's Puerto de Limón On
Hold
The dockworkers strike that began Tuesday in
Costa Rica has shut down the port of Limón,
preventing cruise ships from visiting the
country.
At least one cruiseliner, the Zuiderdam
operated by Holland America Line, with 1.900
passengers has been turned away.
More cruisliners will be affected by the
strike of the workers of the Junta de
Administración Portuaria y
Desarrollo Económica de la Vertiente
Atlántica (JAPDEVA) strike for better wages.
According to JAPDEVA's union, the strike is
by a small group of workers and not
sanctioned by the union.
This all at a time when the Arias government
is trying to attract private investment of
us$900 million dollars to modernize the
Atlantic port and bring life back to an area
that has been abandoned by prior
administrations.
The government's plan is to attract more
investment to Limón, making it a major port
and a tourist-friendly destination. |
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