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Through the program "Growing Together" the Marina Papagayo, in the Peninsual Papagayo, invited a group of students from the colegios de Sardinal, Guardia and El Coco to visit their premises on the occasion of World Ocean Dat. The visit allowed the students the opportunity to know the environmental management program at the marina.  [Foto:Comunicación Corporativa]
San José - Caldera Could Re-Open This Week
Today is an important day, for following 17 days of total closure of the 11 kilometres of the Atenas - Orotina section of the San José - Caldera, the decision could made to re-open and as soon as this the next couple of days.



Mid-Year Vacation A Security Concern For Most Josefinos
Many Josefinos (residents of San José) are re-adjusting their budget to include expenditures in security measures faced with alarming crime statistics, even though the numbers have dropped a bit over the same period last year.




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Serial Rapist and Killer Betrayed By Lover And Mother Now In Police Custody
The Fuerza Pública and the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) have been on full alert the past two weeks in search of the "violador en serie" (serial rapist) who turned killer, stalking women along the autopista General Cañas, where police patrols and search of the bushes and ravines intensified this past week.



Costa Rica Forecasts Increase In Coffee Harvest
Costa Rica slightly increased its estimate for the 2010/11 coffee harvest on Monday citing favourable weather and improved fertilization, the national coffee institute, Icafé, said.




Luis Vindas is the New Costa Rica National Surf Champion
With South African Brandon Robert's win in this 7th date of the Circuit Nacional de Surf DayStar Quiksilver, Luis Vindas of Jacó needed to wait until the last minute for the 5-star points to be tallied to find out that he had indeed won the National Championship Title at La Curva in Playa Hermosa near Jacó.



Lottery Fever For The "Gordito"
The Junta de Proteccion Social de San Jose (JPS) says that with only a week of being issued, the "Gordito" - the mid year big lottery is selling like the proverbial hotcakes.



Medical Residents Will Have They Pay Docked For The 13 Day Strike
Now that medical residents at state hospital are back at work, their paycheck tomorrow will be a little light, as the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) says it will dock their pay for the 13 day strike between June 14 and 26.
 
 

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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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