The decision to re-open fully the San José - Caldera could be as early as today, as the ministerio de Obras Públicas weighs the risk factor and evaluates the engineering reports and the need of vacationers this weekend. For now the re-opening is in "veremos" (we will see). |
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San José -
Caldera
Re-Opening in "Veremos"
Although no
decision was
given on
Wednesday, the
ministro de Obra
Publica y
Transporte,
Francisco
Jimenez, hinted
that the 11
kilometres
between Orotina
and Atenas on
the San José -
Caldera, could
be re-opened by
the weekend.
Costa Rica Sets
Sights On Latin
American
Tourists
Costa Rica will
be focusing on
tourism from
Latin America,
as
representatives
of the sector
ready strategies
to participate
in five tourism
fairs in the
region this
year.
Stay in Touch! Rental
GSM & 3G Phones, Data & SIM Cards, Prepaid
Phones & SIM Cards.
Costa Rica's
Chief Prosecutor
To Head
Guatemala
Commission On
Impunity
Costa Rica's
chief
prosecutor,
Francisco
Dall'Anese Ruiz,
is moving to
head the
International
Commission
against Impunity
in Guatemala (CICIG).
UN
Secretary-General
Ban Ki-Moon
announced the
appointment on
Wednesday.
Government,
Porteadores
Reach Agreement
The standoff
between the
government and
the Porteadores
(pirate taxis)
ended in
agreement late
Wednesday,
meaning an end
to road blocks
and violence on
the streets, as
the porteadores
fought for their
right to
continue to work
without
reprisals from
authorities.
Car Thefts Down
In San José,
Thieves Set
Sights On
Guanacaste
The Organismo
Investigación
Judicial (OIJ)
seems to have
won the fight
against vehicle
thefts in San
José, but now is
becoming the new
threat in
Guanacaste.
Seismic Swarm
Shakes And Rolls
Costa Rica
Wednesday was a
very active day
seismic wise, as
more than 30
tremors shook
Costa Rica, the
majority due to
a seismic swarm*
in the Irazú
volcano.
Costa Ricans
Ready For
Mid-Year School
Break
Sometime after
noon tomorrow
some 1 million
students will
leave school for
their mid-year
vacation period
and return to
the classrooms
on Monday, July
19.
Handgun And
Cellular Phones
Found In Hands
Of Prisoners In
La Reforma
Just because a
person is behind
bars at the La
Reforma prison
in Alajuela it
doesn't exclude
him from
possession of a
handgun or a
cellular
telephone.
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So,
What
Are
We
To
Do
Now?
Closing
the
San
José
-
Caldera
is
perhaps
a
prudent
move
on
the
part
of
transport
officials,
but
what
are
now
to
do,
go
back
to
the
old
road,
the
monte
de
Aguacate
or
the
Cambronero?
No
way,
I
think
I
will
stay
home
until
they
re-open
ruta
27
completely. |
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