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Driving in Costa Rica is “The Perfect Storm”
Driving in
Costa Rica is a challenge and that is not a
bad thing. I like the idea. It keeps us
thinking, we are focused drivers who know to
expect the unexpected at any moment. From
pedestrians crossing the free ways to taxis
driving on the sidewalk, we put the “D” into
defensive driving.
Steven Seagal
Says He Feels
Treated Like A
Criminal In
Costa Rica
Actor Steven
Seagal left
Costa Rica an
unhappy camper,
discouraged and
disappointed
after not
finding the same
hospitality as
in the past, in
his latest visit
to Costa Rica,
saying he felt
treated as a
criminal.
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Tránsito Union
Head Says Police
Chief Not
Qualified
The Unión
Nacional de
Técnicos y
Profesionales en
Tránsito (Unateprot),
representing the
majority of the
Tránsito
(traffic
officials) is
questioning the
qualifications
of the chief of
the Tránsito
police force,
César Quirós.
Joselito Ureña,
head of the
Unatreprot, says
that Quirós does
not meet the
minimum
requirements by
Law to head the
force.
MOPT To
Interview
Drivers For Road
and
Infrastructure
Planning
If you get
stopped by a
Tránsito
(traffic cop)
for no apparent
reason, don't be
alarmed, as the
Policía de
Tránsito is
conducting a
survey of
drivers as an
input to prepare
the "Plan
Nacional de
Transportes
(National
Transport
Plan)".
Government Without
Money For Ambitious Plan To Repair Bridges
The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y
Transportes (MOPT) is promisint to repair or
replace some 200 bridges across the nation
during the next four years, but only one
problem, the wallet is empty.
More
Expropriation Is
Answer To
Improving The
San José -
Caldera
The answer to
the continuing
problems of
falling rocks
and mudslides is
the
expropriation of
more lands
adjacent to the
San José -
Caldera, that
will end up
costing
taxpayers and
additional
us$1.3 million
dollars.
Increase In
Animal Bites And
Stings Causes
Alarm
Attacks by
animals,
particularly
snakes and
crocodiles are
responsible for
more than 1.000
people in the
past year
seeking medical
attention,
according to
figures by the
Caja
Costarricense
del Seguro
Social (CCSS).
Costa Rica
Scores Good and
Bad In The
Global
Competitiveness
Report 2009-2010
Costa Rica has
the embarrassing
position of
being placed in
128th position
of the 133
nations included
in the The
Global
Competitiveness
Report 2009-2010
in respect of
available
services for
cellular lines
according to the
number of
inhabitants.
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