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Hoteliers foresee unemployment due to water scarcity in Guanacaste

September 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Entrepreneurs from Papapayo tourist resort and Tourism Chamber of Guanacaste (Caturgua) met authorities from the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) and Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) to study the problem of water scarcity in the province. They stimate that layoffs and higher costs will take place. Caturgua president Priscilla Solano declared that 100% of hotels are […]

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Can a traffic officer violate the traffic law?

September 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Information about police officers breaking the traffic law, ignoring traffic lights, parking on double line or passing on the right is constantly shared on social networks. People usually say: “They should set the example.” A video shows an officer passing on the right, without activating any lights or the siren to warn other drivers. However, Felipe Venegas, […]

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Costa Rican and Taiwanese companies join forces to develop a bus payment system

September 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

National company Paga Fácil is working on the development of a bus electronic payment system, allied with Mitac Information Technology Corp., a Taiwan leading company in electronic bus fare collection. Mitac is the Taiwan pioneer company which provides electronic payment options like “Touch and go” for mass transit in their country. According to the company […]

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The road works on La Trocha are still in blueprint

September 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

By the end of 2016, a total of 54,3 km of the road between Los Chiles-Río Infiernito at 1856 national route should be constructed, or so was established in the National Development Plan 2015-2018. However there hasn´t been any progress. The road is 63,4 km and is 41% of La Trocha border in which at […]

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“It’s not easy to accept that a tractor will destroy your house”

September 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Municipal authorities and the National Emergency Commission (CNE) demolished about 20 houses located in an area at risk for imminent landslides in Quebrada Honda de Mora. The risk started after a landslide that occurred last Friday in the Alto de San Juan de Quitirrisí. About 4 hectares of a coffee plantation were affected by the rains […]

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Bar raided for human trafficking and prostitution was burned down

September 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

One out of the 3 bars raided last weekend to dismantle a trafficking in women and prostitution network was partially burned down after a fire on Tuesday. It was Los Horcones bar, located in La Fortuna de San Carlos. According to the Fire Department report, the structure of the 800-square-meter building was 40% consumed by […]

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