Want a “free ride”? The train from Pavas to San Pedro will begin official operations today, and for today only it’s free! Beginning Monday the ride will cost 300 colones and will last 60 minutes. The line runs from Tropigás, in Pavas to La Universidad Latina, in San Pedro. The current […]
Tired of unfulfilled promises, the mayors of towns in Guanacaste met Tuesday and agreed to issue an ultimatum to the Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MOPT). The “Nicoya Pact” gives President Pacheco 8 days to act or the municipal governments will march on San José with their machinery and workers. The pact […]
More rain is forecast for the Pacific Coast through Thursday, thanks to Hurricane Stan. The BBC reports that the number killed across Central America by Tropical Storm Stan is at least 230. In Costa Rica “only” 2 fatalities were reported, Josué Caravaca, a 10 year old, who fell into the Sardinal river, and […]
On Wednesday RiTeVe announced changes to the documents it will provide for vehicles that pass the technical inspection. The changes are necessary because of a strong black market in counterfeit inspection papers.
Currently every vehicle that passes the inspection receives a windshield sticker and 2 other papers, with the changes only a single document […]
43 flights arriving after 4: 30 pm on Wednesday and Thursday were rerouted due to heavy fog at the Juan Santamaria International Airport. Flights were diverted to Liberia, Panama and Nicaragua, depending on the airline.
According to meteorologists the situation is due to low pressure in the Caribbean combined with winds from the Pacific […]
