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Tinted rear windows like that of the vehicle in the photo has always been a no-no, however, now the fine is ˘152.568 colones instead of ˘5.000 prior to March 1. The new traffic law prohibits any type of tint film or sticker on the front and rear windows that obscures visibility and only to 70% obscurity on side windows. Our Mercedes, like many vehicles on the road, fails that test too! |
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Is Costa Rica Ready
For the Big One?
Experts agree the Central Valley of Costa
Rica, the most populated area in the
country, is not ready for a big earthquake,
at beast a 6.0 to 7.0 quake could cause
major destruction, forget an 8.8 like that
in Chile.
Rush Is On To Remove Tinted Windows
Auto
decoration shops across the country,
especially in San José, have been busy this
week not beautifying vehicles with tinted
windows, artistic decals that defines the
vehicle's owner's fashion statement, but
rather removing all types of obstructions
from rear windows.
Vaca Enomarada To
Raise Funds For School
Cows invaded San José in 2008 when the cow
parade took over the downtown streets of
Costa Rica's capital city for months.
Following the parade, the cow art was sold
off at auctions and appear at various
locations around the country.
Greater Nicoya on
Stamps
I started collecting stamps when I was a
kid. My Dad’s father had been a county judge
in Wisconsin and he had required the
secretaries in the court-house to clip the
stamps off the corners of all the mail, and
drop them in a box in his office as they
left each day.
Get your copy of the new Ley de Trásnito
here. Today.
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/ Central America
CENTRAL AMERICA
Revision European Free
Trade with Central America Demanded
The Verifying International Mission,
coalition of human rights organizations
demanded here the world community reviews
trade accords with Central America to
guarantee feeding rights.
NICARAGUA
Nicaragua's Poor
Scavenge 1972 Earthquake Wreckage
MANAGUA - While Haiti and Chile face years
of rebuilding from two massive quakes,
Nicaragua still bears the scars of its
powerful 1972 temblor, and the tons of
twisted steel and cement it left behind are
now scavenging grounds for the poor.
PANAMA
Panama's
Copa To Fly More Passengers As
Economy Recovers
PANAMA - Panama-based airline
Copa Holding SA expects to see
double-digit growth in the
number of passengers this year
as the carrier adds airplanes
and flight frequencies with
Latin American economies
recovering, according to a top
official.
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/ Special Reports
CENTRAL AMERICA: Women Make
Headway in Politics - and Want
More
The
victory of Laura Chinchilla in
Costa Rica's presidential
elections, and the growing
participation of women in
Central American parliaments,
point to their progress in the
region's spheres of political
power. But they still have a
long way to go, experts say. |
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New
Ley
de
Tránsito:
First
World
Law
on
Third
World
Roads
For
the
first
time
in
all
my
years
of
driving
in
Costa
Rica
my
eyes
yesterday
were
focused
on
the
speedometer
and
the
road
ahead,
watching
for
traffic
cops
with
a
radar
unit.
The
new
Ley
de
Tránsito
had
a
great
effect
on
my
driving
habits,
which
overnight
had
to
change
drastically.
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The Apple iPad
Steve Jobs, founder of
Apple this week
introduced the iPad, a
handheld tablet that is
a larger version of the
iPhone without the
telephony feature.
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