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¡Pura Vida! in Potrero
Potrero is located on the West side of Costa Rica in the Province of Guanacaste. Although primarily a fishing village, that may soon change with the advent of the main access road acquiring a new asphalt surface. Businesses in the towns of Flamingo and Tamarindo flourished when a similar event happened. Those towns are just south of Potrero about five and twenty minutes away, respectively, by car. Along the coastline there you will find mostly beaches that alternate from white sand to dark sand from the north to the south. The North Pacific Ocean flows into the Potrero Bay here and the sun sets by 6 p.m. every day. Hurricanes do not hit this coastline mainly because of the unique climate and geographical location of this region. The mountain range in the central part of the country is also beneficial to dispersing high winds that come from the Caribbean side and thus preventing them from ever reaching the western provinces. Guanacaste is among the driest parts of Costa Rica but that doesn't mean it's exempt from the country's only two seasons - the Summer season which is hot and dry and the Winter season which is rainy. The days overall are very warm to hot, but less humid than the southern and central parts of the country while the nights are cool to warm. Getting to Potrero is relatively easy as flights arrive daily into Liberia International Airport which is just about 40 minutes away by car. Although the paved roads can be found in poor condition many parts of the year there is always the option of taking the "Monkey Trail" if you're fortunate enough to be traveling in a 4WD vehicle.
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President Promises Road Repairs Thousands of kilometers of roads around Costa Rica have lacked maintenance for nearly two years, and with gaping potholes at every turn, the neglect shows. But President Abel Pacheco, with only three months left in his administration, this week claimed the neglect has come to an end. |
Red Cross Out in Full Force During the Last Weeks of School Vacation The summer vacation season is on, as the Cruz Roja Costarricense (Red Cross) began it's largest campaign of the year to aid and assist those in need while on the highways, on the beaches and parks. |
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US Ambassador Reaffirms Costa Rican Had A Bomb The United States reaffirms that the Rigoberto Alpízar, the Costa Rican man shot at the Miami airport, claimed to have a bomb. The announcement was made by U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, Tomás Dueñas, while in Washington where he was given a preliminary report on the incident. |
Officials: CAFTA Delay May Benefit Country News of the postponed launch date for the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) between the signatory countries that have ratified the pact – a group Costa Rica, the lone holdout on ratification, has not yet joined – may be good news for this country's businesses, officials said this week. Business leaders, however, had varied responses. |
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Arias Could Win Presidency in Costa Rica Former head of state Óscar Arias Sánchez is still the top contender for next month's presidential election in Costa Rica, according to a poll by CID-Gallup. 47 per cent of respondents would support Arias. In March 2004, Arias officially announced his intention to run for president again as the candidate for the National Liberation Party (PLN). The Costa Rican Legislative Assembly opted to bring back presidential re-election in 2003. Arias headed the government from 1986 to 1990. |
Did You Feel It? An earthquake registering 5.9 on the Richter scale was felt last night at around 9:40pm. The shake was felt throughout Costa Rica, originating in Panama, from a collision of the Coco and Nazca plates. No reports of damage of injury were reported. |