Q COSTARICA — Representatives from Costa Rica’s electoral tribunal—the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciónes—arrived aboard helicopters from the U.S. Embassy’s Air Surveillance Service program, along with bags of ballots, so that voters living in remote areas of Turrialba and Talamanca could exercise their right to vote.
Residents of Alto Telire, Bajo Bley, Xiquiari, Bajo Piedra Mesa, Almirante, Jaki, Duclac, Río Coen, Alto Uren, Jamo, Jekui, Bajo Telire, Sinoli, and Jaki will have the necessary election materials at their polling places for Sunday, February 1, thanks to the close collaboration between the United States and Costa Rica and both countries’ commitment to democracy.
The helicopters will return to these remote areas next week to collect the election materials and bring the TSE representatives back to San José.
Photos courtesy of the U.S. Embassy in San José.
