Archive for September, 2005

Results 8th Round

Monday, September 26th, 2005

Puntarenas-Santa Cruz 2-1
Alajuela-San Ramon 2-0
Liberia-Heredia 0-1
Saprissa-Pérez Zeledón 3-0
Carmelita-Santos 1-2
Cartago-Brujas 1-2
Next round October 16th
(the tournament is suspended for 2 weeks due to the national team matches on October 8th and 12th)
Heredia-Alajuela, in Heredia - Eladio Rosabal Cordero Stadium.
San Ramon-Puntarenas, in San Ramon * Guillermo Vargas Stadium.
Santa Cruz-Carmelita, in Santa Cruz - Cacique Diriá Stadium.
Santos-Cartago, in […]

Ticos Eliminated 3-1 in Overtime

Monday, September 26th, 2005

Despite a valiant effort, the under-17 team was eliminated by Mexico yesterday. The Ticos were only 3 minutes away from pulling off a huge upset. They were up 1-0 on an own goal by the Mexicans at 21 minutes in the second half. After a defensive first half, the Ticos showed some initiative […]

Rita Affects Pacific Coast of Costa Rica

Monday, September 26th, 2005

75 towns were affected Friday and Saturday by the effects of Tropical Storm Rita. Hardest hit was the Quepos area, but the entire Central Pacific and South Pacific coast is on alert. Damage was mainly due to mudslides and flooding.
Nearly 700 people were evacuated. According to Julio Madrigal, a geologist […]

Rita Affects Pacific Coast of Costa Rica

Monday, September 26th, 2005

75 towns were affected Friday and Saturday by the effects of Tropical Storm Rita. Hardest hit was the Quepos area, but the entire Central Pacific and South Pacific coast is on alert. Damage was mainly due to mudslides and flooding.
Nearly 700 people were evacuated. According to Julio Madrigal, a geologist […]

Calderon Gets 2 More Months of House Arrest

Monday, September 26th, 2005

The judge gave prosecutors two more months to continue investigations in the Caja-Fischel case, but asked them to speed up the process. She approved 2 more months of confinement for the ex-president Rafael Angel Calderon, although prosecutors had asked for 5 months.
Calderon has been under arrest since last October and under house […]

Cell Phones Out for 4 Hours

Monday, September 26th, 2005

On Friday the TDMA cell phones were useless for over 4 hours from 9 am to 1 pm due to a failure in a data circuit in the central exchange. The data circuit feeds all the computers in the network, in order to generate the signal.
According to Claudio Bermudez, assistant manager of […]

United Eliminates Flights to San José; Adds Liberia for High Season

Monday, September 26th, 2005

United announced that as of December 16th it will no longer fly from Los Angeles to Costa Rica via Guatemala.
However they will open flights from their Chicago hub to the Liberia airport starting December 17th and ending April 1st 2006.
The company has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy since 2002 and cited the low […]

Protests Cause Traffic Snarls

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

On Tuesday, 60 individuals protesting the CAFTA caused major traffic jams from 4 - 8 pm. They blocked the traffic circle in front of Mall San Pedro as the final point in day long protests in which several thousand students, workers and educators participated.
According to the Traffic Police, the routes to Guadalupe, […]

Disaster Drill Today

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

If you are in Nicoya today at 4 pm, don’t be alarmed if you see emergency crews running around. Over 200 people are coordinating the drill, which is simulating a big earthquake. Police, Fire, Red Cross, and Hospital personnel will all participate, as will local schools.

Gas Up Again - 479 colones super

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

A liter of Super now costs ¢479; Regular ¢446 and diesel ¢318. Lines were apparent at all service stations until midnight yesterday when the price rose.
With this boost, Costa Rica has the second most expensive fuel in Central America per liter of Super: Nicaragua - ¢498, Costa Rica - ¢479, Honduras - […]