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Bridge Repair To Cause More Congestion Today
If you are out an about on the autopista General Cañas from San José to Alajuela before the Virilla river, better arm yourself with patience. And lots of it.

Vehicles Banned On Puntarenas - Paquera Ferry
Getting to and from Pacquera and points west to playas Tambor and Montezuma in your car will be somewhat difficult as passage of all vehicles - light cars, trucks, vans and buses - has been was banned due to poor structural condition of the bridge at that terminal, according to the Naviera Tambor.







Gasoline Prices Will Drop Next Week, But Go Back Up Next Month
The long waited drop in gasoline prices is around the corner, as the Autoridad Reguladora de lo Servicios Públicos (Aresep) earlier this week approved a reduction in gasoline prices that will take effect next week. But, it won't last very long.



Alcatel Pays Up For "Social Harm"
The giant telecommunications firm Alcatel has agreed to pay ¢5.7 billion colones to the government for "daño social" (social harm), resulting from accusations of corruption and bribery in the ICE-Alcatel case.



Reports Of Earthquake Friday Night Proved False By Experts
The 911 service was inundated Friday night with calls reporting or asking for information on the earthquake. What earthquake?



Bajo Los Anonos Families To Be Relocated
The Bajo Los Anonos in Escazú, the community immediately south at the bottom of the Anonos bridge separating San José and Escazú, has been home to many families for some 50 years. However, some of the families have now to move as part of a relocation plan by authorities.



Riteve Station Hours Extended 2 Hours Daily
The Riteve vehicular inspection stations have been inundated since the rolling in of the new Ley de Tránsito on March 1, 2010, as vehicle owners rush to get their vehicles inspected and pay the 2010 Marchamo to avoid high costing traffic fines.



Do You Know The Way To San José?
You'd better have it memorized, because Costa Rica, an otherwise progressive country, has almost no street signs or addresses

 

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LATIN AMERICA: Abortion - Still Illegal, Still Killing, Despite Growing Awareness
Although most of the governments in Latin America today are described as progressive, abortion is only legal in one country, while in five countries it is banned under all circumstances, even when the mother's life is at risk.


 

 
 

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A Kit Kat is a confection which was first created by Rowntree's of York, England and now produced worldwide by Nestlé. But for some time I have not been able to find it in Costa Rica.
 
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