New Briefs: Train to Heredia, and Artisans Get The Boot

The long-awaited train to Heredia finally began operations today. Anyone who commutes between Heredia and San Jose will rejoice at the prospect of riding the rails instead of chugging along the traffic-choked streets. Costa Rican railroad officials estimate that some 5,000 people will take the tran every day. Unfortunately, the train in currently only running from 5:30am to 8:30am and 4:30pm and 8pm, leaving lazy mid-day travelers and late-night revelers only the traditional modes of transportation. There are five stops, and tickets cost 350 colones, regardless of length of travel.

In other news, the artisan market on the east side of the Plaza de la Democracia will be no more soon. This article details how the long-standing handicrafts market will be transferred to a building to be remodeled on the south side of the Plaza de Guarantias Sociales. Near the current handicrafts market, President Oscar Arias plans to build his Peace Museum.

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