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Puente de la
Amistad In Critical Condition
Eriksson Under
No Illusions Ahead of Costa Rica
Puente de la
Amistad In Critical Condition
Vandalism and lack of maintenance are
rapidly sinking the Puente de la Amistad -
the Friendship Bridge - built by the
government of Taiwan and donated to Costa
Rica in 2003, that links directly to the
Nicoya Peninsula.
For that a group from the Chinese colony of
Cañas and Nicoya has closed ranks to save
the bridge.
The us$27 million dollar bridge has gone
virtually uncared for some years. Vandals
have even removed many of the decorative
light fixtures over the bridge, traffic and
other signage, sprayed graffiti on many
surfaces and even taken a bench located near
the bridge.
Lately, vandals have taken to removing
barriers and bolts used to support the
bridge.
The Chine-Costarrican associations say that
lack of maintenance by transport authorities
is greatly reducing the life of the bridge
as well.
The bridge was built whe Taiwan was an ally
of Costa Rica before it diplomatic relations
were cut off by Costa Rican president, Oscar
Arias, in favour of relations with China in
2006.
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