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by Rod Hughes
Private enterprise in Costa Rica continue to lend aid to better the lives around them.
In Quepos, for example, the famous Marina Pez Vela sportfishing company is donating a much-needed bridge. President Oscar Arias is scheduled to place the cornerstone of the tourism company’s bridge over Quebrada Suya in a ceremony Friday.
And Walmart CentroAmericano corporation has turned over to the mayor of Escazu, a western suburb of San Jose, a donation to finance scholarships for students with scarce resources plus a $10,000 check to Hogar Salvando al Alcoholico, an alcohol addict rehabilitation center. The company is also building a pedestrian footbridge and a system of “smart” traffic lights.

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