April 8th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The leader of the Citizen Action Party (PAC) and former presidential candidate, Otton Solis, is asking Costa Ricans to clean the streets, avoid demonstrations, and even to paint the facades of their homes in order to impress U.S. President, Barack Obama, when he visits the country in May.
Solis also congratulated President Laura Chinchilla and her diplomatic team on Friday for securing Obama’s visit. Solis believes that Obama’s visit will “put Costa Rica on the map and raise its reputation.”
Obama will visit Costa Rica in early May, when he will meet with the heads of the Central American Integration System (SICA), over which Costa Rica currently presides.
This will be the first U.S. president to visit Costa Rica since Bill Clinton’s visit in 1997.
On Wednesday, a 40-person advance team from the United States arrived in Costa Rica to plan details of Obama’s visit, determine where the president will stay, and plan for his security.