by Rod Hughes
The effort to put teeth into the country’s traffic laws is still alive and well in a Legislative Assembly committee—but is a topic that lately puts members of the National Liberation Party against a legal consultant advising them, The argument revolves around Liberation deputies’ proposal to punish speeding, […]
by Rod Hughes
For foreigners, it was probably no surprise that the paper La Nacion reported today that overloaded trucks shorten the life of Costa rica’s roads by 50%. Of the thousands of trucks and pickups on the road today, 40% are overloaded, a study shows.
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by Rod Hughes
Those who move to Costa Rica have no need to mourn the loss of watching auto racing. Although there never has been a “Gran Prix of Costa Rica” and a Formula-1 car has never set tread in this country, international Grand Touring cars race at the twisty […]
by Rod Hughes
Alajuela’s soccer team, down 3-0 against Municipal in the UNCAF tourney, went to their rival’s home pitch in Guatemala last night desperately seeking a miracle and, not surprisingly, did not find it, although the Costa Rican team won. (For background, see article 1460)
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