Lo siguiente es un comunicado de prensa que me mandaron de CANATUR:
Empresarios turésticos de la zona donde se presentó el desplome del puente hamaca que comunicaba Turrubares con Orotina, conféan que los turistas aprovechen rutas alternas para que accedan hacia los destinos turésticos de dicho sector.
Entre las empresas afectadas se encuentra el Parque Turubari, que se ubica en San Juan de Mata de Turrubares y que tiene como actividad el canopy en la zona.
Guillermo Saboréo, Gerente del Parque Turubari, expresó que el problema se presenta con la recepción de turistas provenientes del Pacéfico.
Publicado: 26 October 2009
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Avenida 3, known as El Paseo de los Damas, has been reopened on the east side of downtown. It had been closed for two months for remodeling. The Municipalidad de San Jose did a nice job with the new concrete street and landscaped pedestrian areas.
Also, the bridge between Turrubares and Orotina has collapsed, according to La Nacion, killing four people. Many people used this route, from Ciudad Colon-Puriscal-Orotina, to avoid the maddening traffic on the Cerro del Aguacate en route to Jaco. The old bridge was a single-lane suspension bridge over the Rio Sucio Tarcoles, and frequently captured tourists’ attention for its rickety, peacemeal appearance.
Publicado: 22 October 2009
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As a public reminder of the burgeoning ties between Costa Rica and China, San Josí mayor Jhonny Araya, along with Beijing mayor Guo Jinlong, broke ground on a the capital city’s new Chinatown (Barrio Chino) project. The new neighborhood is part of the Mayor’s San Jose Posible program, which aims to repopulate the capital.
The Barrio Chino will be between avenidas 2 and 12, near the La Soledad church in the southeast quadrant of downtown San Jose. A Chinese-style arch will mark the entrance to the neighborhood, and streets will become more pedestrian-friendly. The work is expected to be finished in June, according to city officials.
I love the idea. San Jose has always seemed to me a very homogenous city of ragtag neighborhoods with little cultural, architectural or ethnic enclaves. Giving downtown another interesting aspect with a true Chinatown would add to the recent efforts to rejuvenate the city, which has included new streetlights, remodeled parks and the pedestrian mall on avenida 4. A little personality would go a long way.
However, time will tell. Many projects look great on paper here, but follow-up is an issue. What other measures is the Muni taking? Will there be new building codes for the area? An effort to attract Chinese immigrants to live in this quarter of the city? Incentives for new restaurants and shops? Or will fancy lamps and a new arch mark the entrance to just another San Jose neighborhood of architectural abortions and uninteresting stores selling bric-a-brac and cheap shoes?
Publicado: 19 October 2009
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Editor’s note: Anka Matthies, CR Traveler’s jack-of-all-trades intern, offers this report:
This past Monday, I went on an all-day adventure trip. After meeting the tour operator Authentic Adventure Eco Tours in San Josí and waiting for quite some time, we eventually boarded the tricked-out Land Rovers and headed out of town. The first part of the trip, which was spend in the Land Rover, consisted of driving through Alajuela to Grecia and Sarchi, stopping first for the towns all-steel church and second for Sarchi
Publicado: 14 October 2009
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I’m heading out tomorrow for an all-day adventure, starting with tricked-out Land Rover that will take us to the Laguna Hule. Even though I’ve been traveling the country for almost eight years now, I’ve never been there. There is something relaxing about exploring Costa Rica’s countryside, where the urban chaos and stress seem more foreign around every bend in the gravel road.
After checking out some of the countryside, we’ll head to Sarapiqui at Pozo Azul for a chance to raft the class-III Sarapiqui River. Whitewater rafting is one of my favorite activities in Costa Rica: you travel through dense tropical rainforests along pristine, rushing waterways amid perfect temperatures and just enough action to get any adrenaline junky’s mojo working.
I haven’t personally been to the Sarapiqui River this year, so I’m eager to check out how the flow has changed since the Cinchona earthquake this past January.
Check back for a full report.
Publicado: 6 October 2009
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Travelers take note: the news website amcostarica.com reports that the Costanera Sur highway between the tourist towns of Quepos and Dominical will be closed for 30 hours starting early this Saturday. There are no alternate routes available, so this weekend you won’t be able to easily get between these two beach destinations.
However, with bridge work nearly complete and the highway around 70% finished, soon travelers will be able to drive between the two towns in a half hour (instead of the 2+ hours that it took until recently).
Publicado: 1 October 2009
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