Yearly Archives: 2015

QCOSTARICA - This morning, Wednesday, was the worst so far, the high tide surprising a number of Pacific coastal towns, like Puntarenas that was completely under water.     Coastal towns like Playa Zancudo, Pavones, Osa, Zancudo, Cocal, Palo Seco, Quepos, Golfito and Esterillos all reported flooding, caused by the gravitational pull...

QCOSTARICA - Chains, cones and barriers have not deterred motorcyclists from circumventing the tolls in particular the less staffed Cuidad Colon stations, in Santa Ana, of the Ruta 27. For such, the road concessionaire, Globalvia, has turned to the Policia de Transito (traffic police) to help with enforcement. However, that...

QCOSTARICA - Leaving the political rhetoric aside, one of the main reasons the streets of San Jose every time there is a major rainfall - every day during the rainy season - and floods like that downtown San Jose last Friday, are due to culture. The problem is not only...