Although Ruta 32, the San José - Limón road is open, it still remains a major problem due to mudslides, especially in the area of the Zurquí on the stretch of road known as the Braulio Carrillo. MOPT officials are looking for a permanent solution, that includes illuminating the area at night, to end the constant closings that this month kept the highway closed for almost two weeks. [Foto: courtesy of costaricahoy.info] |
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Legislators Fast
Track Their
Salary Hike
The seats have
yet to be warmed
up, but
the current crop
of legislators
have learned
real fast to get
the nasty
business of
giving
themselves a
salary raise out
of the way
before protests
hit the streets.
And as such, by
a majority vote,
the bill raising
their salaries
will be fast
tracked.
Dollar Exchange
Regains Upward Momentum On Monday
Following a big drop by the end of the week,
last week, the dollar exchange sharply
increased on Monday, shooting up to ¢515.29
for the buy and ¢525.95 for the sell.
Stay in Touch! Rental
GSM & 3G Phones, Data & SIM Cards, Prepaid
Phones & SIM Cards.
EU And Central
America Reach
Free Trade Deal
The European
Union (UE) and
Central America
has reached
their first free
trade deal on
Tuesday, as the
Eu opens a
summit with
Latin American
leaders focused
on expanding
economic ties.
Rodríguez
Declines To
Testify
The trial of
former president
Miguel Angel
Rodríguez and
eight others
continues in San
José. While last
Friday the
defence scored a
major point when
the Tribunal
(court) rejected
the prosecutions
attempts to
enter banking
evidence from
Panama, the
testimony today
of Pablo Cob,
former president
of ICE, may take
another turn in
the case.
San José - Caldera
Tolls Up Today
The cost of the tolls on the San José -
Caldera go up today, a total of ¢90 colones,
each way, from end to end.
EFL Teacher
Notes Etiquette
Differences In
Costa Rica
An Australian
traveler has
revealed the
differences in
the way children
and adults
interact in the
classroom in
Costa Rica.
Croc Attack
Kills Young Man
In Guanacaste
A young man was
the victim of an
attack by a
female crocodile
in heat in the
Cañas river, in
Carrillo,
Guanacaste. The
man, identified
as Gerald López
Gutiérrez, was
swimming in the
river when the
attack occurred.
Zaguates Feature
Of Pet Magazine
It was a day for
zaguates (muts
or street dogs)
to show that not
only those of
"breed" are good
enough to make
it in a
magazine, with
at least 30 pets
and their
owners,
gathering in the
La Sabana park
for a casting
session for the
"Pets & Más"
magazine.
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