Apr

4

Road Closures This Weekend Between San Jose and Limon

April 4, 2008 | Tags: Government and Politics | 1 Comment

Highway 32 through the Braulio Carrillo National Park
Scenic Route 32 through Braulio Carrillo National Park. This route will be closed for part of the weekend

The highway agency will be closing the main road between San José and Limón for six hours both Saturday and Sunday. The reason is that work crews are painting lines on the road.

The highway is Route 32 that runs from north San José to Limón. The route will be closed Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., said the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad. From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. the traffic will be regulated by workers, according to the schedule.

As reported in: A.M. Costa Rica: Main highway to Limón to be closed to paint lines

Apr

4

CATCAS announces board executive for 2008-2010

April 4, 2008 | Tags: Community News, Local Business News | Leave a Comment

CATCAS, the South Caribbean Tourism and Business Board would like to present its new board that was elected in the assembly of members this past January 28th:

Presidente: Lic Rolando Soto Jiménez
Primer Vice Presidente: Sr. Edward Joseph Ryan ,
Segunda Vice Presidente: Sra. Leda Villa Porras,
Tesorero: Sr Frank León Chang,
Secretario: Sr. José Guido Bizet Delgado ,
Pro Secretario. Sr. Dennis Clark Bell,
Vocal Primero: Sra. Jacqueline Lewis Burker
Vocal Segundo: Sra. Marta Castro Bolaños,
Vocal Tercero: Sr. Junio Ortiz Navas,
Vocal Cuarto: Sr. Jason T. Ficociello.
Vocal Quinto: Sra. Silvia Rivera Guevara
Fiscal Primero: Sra. Gloria Gavioli
Fiscal Segundo: Sr. Mario Torres Madrigal.

CATCAS is involved in a huge variety of projects to promote and improve our area. They have done projects and continue to work in the areas of:

  • Cultural and Educational Projects
  • Security
  • Promotion of the Area
  • Health and Infrastructure
  • Environment and Sustainability

The list of projects they have initiated or supported is huge! (See the document - in Spanish). If you’d like more information or to get involved with this organization contact turismocaribesur@yahoo.com.

And if anyone involved in those projects or in upcoming ones would like to write about them for the Talamanca News, we’d love to publish it!