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Pilgrims must stay on authorized routes |
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 By AM Costa Rica staff
The director of
transit established the official routs
and rules for pilgrims who walk to
Cartago.
If they deviate from approved the approved route, they could be fined. The principal tour is No. 251, known as the Florencio del Castillo highway, the main road between Curridabat and Cartago, and now a route established only for the use of the pilgrims. The tour begins in Curridabat, continues through the town of El Fierro and through the mountains of Ochomogo, finally reaching the town of Taras. The director of Traffic, German Marín, clarified that this is the official route that was coordinated and where there is more police presence. Marin went on to say that pilgrims should heed the instruction of officers and remember “that they could be fined as pedestrians, if they do not follow the guidelines.” Pilgrims are urged to wear bright or reflective clothing, walk in single file where there are no sidewalks and always walk facing traffic. Article # 135 of the new Traffic Law, Article 106, establishes fines for pedestrians who do not follow the rules established by traffic officials. The law continues, "if the pedestrian ignores the disposition in the law, he could be fined for ¢45,000." Most of the pilgrims are expected before Thursday morning when there is an official ceremony.
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 Most of the pilgrims are expected before Thursday morning when there is an official ceremony.
On
those dates there will be a constant
presence of officers to maintain
security and control on the national
routes that are traditionally most used
by pilgrims.
These are: between Alajuela and San José, between San José and Cartago, between Pérez Zeledón and Cartago, between Puntarenas and San Jose, and finally between Limón and San José.
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Deal to protect waters around Jurassic Park Island falls through |
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff A commitment to create a marine protected area around Cocos Island fell through, though the country’s new government may take another look. Two years ago, former Costa Rican president Luis Guillermo Solís made international news by committing to a 4,000-square-mile expansion of the marine protected area around the extraordinarily biodiverse waters of Cocos Island National Park, a U.N. World Heritage site located 330 miles (532 kilometers) off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. The shark-rich region is plagued by illegal fishing and shark finning operations. But on leaving office last May, Solís failed to enact the protection conservationists say is needed. “Political leaders should be accountable for their commitments,” said Enric Sala, a National Geographic explorer-in-residence who has worked with Costa Rican officials for a number of years on ocean conservation. The proposed marine protected area would have benefited Costa Rican fishers in the long term, but local fishing interests threatened to shut down ports, and Solís backed down, said Sala. However, there is hope the country’s new government will chart a different course. In a recent meeting at National Geographic Society’s offices in Washington, newly elected Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado and Minister of Environment Carlos Manuel Rodriguez indicated that they want to add five new marine protected areas, said Sala. Costa Rica has a longstanding reputation as a conservation and environmental leader on land, but barely 1 percent of its marine exclusive economic zone is fully protected, despite an international commitment to expand this to 10 percent by 2020. "Amazing Place" Cocos Island, said to be the inspiration for the jungle island in the movie Jurassic Park, is the only visible part of an undersea mountain range rising 5,000 feet from the sea floor. The island is made of black volcanic rock with steep cliffs and is draped in waterfalls and lush vegetation, including the only cloud forest on an island in the East Pacific. “Cocos Island is one of the most amazing places in the world,” said Sala. Slipping under water around Cocos is like traveling back in time 400 or 500 years, he said. A time when the oceans were filled with an astonishing variety and abundance of creatures, including sea monsters, “such as 60-foot whale sharks and giant manta rays 20 feet across. Only accessible by a 35-hour boat trip, this remote location, combined with nutrient-rich currents colliding with the undersea mountains, has large populations of ocean predators, especially sharks like hammerheads.” This makes Cocos a top destination for diving but also for fishing fleets. The region’s remoteness makes it hard to prevent illegal fishing there. And even legal fishing can spill into the restricted zone or harm non-target wildlife in the area. Longline fishing uses a main line that can stretch 30 miles or more, with as many as 12,000 baited hooks hanging down from branch lines of various lengths.
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Amigos de
la Isla del Coco courtesy photo
This article can be
reach at National Geographic web
The no-fishing zone around Cocos is
small, at 12 nautical miles in diameter, and
longlines often drift well inside its
boundaries—catching not only sharks and tuna but
also snagging turtles, seabirds, and dozens of
other non-target species.
Targeting Enforcement Foreign ships fishing for tuna illegally inside the Cocos protected area have been documented using data from Global Fishing Watch, a satellite-monitoring platform, said Carlos Manuel Uribe, president of Foundation Friends of Cocos Island, a local non-profit dedicated to the protection of the park. These data, combined with other sources, reveal excessive fishing pressure in Costa Rica’s exclusive economic zone, mainly by foreign fleets, much of which is illegal, according to a new report prepared for the foundation. The report authors also could not find a single record of a boarding or detention of an industrial fishing vessel, domestic or foreign, between January 2012 and July 2017. Improving enforcement and reducing illegal fishing could benefit the local fleet, which could switch from shark finning to catching tuna using more sustainable methods than longlines, says Uribe. The expansion of the Cocos marine protected area banning fishing would increase the quantities of fish outside the area in what’s known as a spillover effect. This year, the U.S. government donated three former Coast Guard 110-foot patrol boats to help Costa Rica curtail illegal fishing, as well as drug trafficking. “Two years ago, Indonesia started arresting and sinking ships for illegal fishing and now foreign fishing fleets avoid its waters,” said Sala. “Enforcement works.” |
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100 people still in shelters |
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By A.M. Costa Rica
wire services
About 100 people remain in three
shelters established by the National
Commission of Emergencies in the communities
of Talamanca and Valle La Estrella due to the
floods caused by the rains in the Caribbean.
The National Emergency Commission is brining help to the victims, using helicopters because roads are still closed due to landslides and floods. The commission is delivering food and medical attention to the victims. Saturday, due to the improvement in weather conditions, it was possible to help 600 victims, mainly in the indigenous territories. Food was distributed among the affected localities of Xikiari, Ñari, Nimari, Calveri, Xinabla, Alto Cuen, Boca Cuen, Cariey, Arrocera, Boyey, Alto Bley, Alto Piedra Mesa, Alto Wakabata, Arco Iris Xacava, Batubata, Cartago, Cerro Eagle, Cerro Hule, Sitio Rangalle, Pico Blanco, Guayabal and Tortuga. Helicopters flights also allow the delivery of food and supplies to the farmers. In addition, the commission is waiting for the government economic support of ¢70 million, to be used to solve the needs of feeding the affected animals in five cantons. Alexander Solis, director of the commission said, "the works of repair of routes, repair of dykes and bridges continue. The slight improvement in the weather conditions allowed us to eliminate the alerts in the rest of affected cantons and to maintain only one alert in the canton of Sarapiquí.”
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National Commission of Emergencies courtesy
photo
Helicopters flights also allow the delivery of food and supplies to the farmers. However, the National Meteorological
Institute reports an increase in rainfall for this
week and a potential new tropical wave could affect
the area of the Pacific and the Central Valley. This
new tropical wave could last 48 hours in as it
crosses the western and central part of the country.
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Stowaway traveled from Costa Rica to
London
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff
A woman was stung by a
scorpion which had sneaked into
her suitcase and travelled to the
United Kingdom from Costa Rica. |
 Metro Magazine courtesy photo
The article was published by Metro Magazine.
There are
14 different species of scorpion in Costa
Rica, none of which are deadly to humans. |
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Who are the "orchid people" |
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It seems to me
that there are several types of “orchid people.” |
Other
aficionados cross-pollinate and grow orchids, a very
demanding project. If you find an aficionado, you
will find a greenhouse or two (or more), usually
quite large, and the proper tools for orchid care
and propagation.
Next we have ‘orchid growers,’ often aficionados who’s ‘hobby’ has become a business. Many times, growing is a family business and generational. Imagine cross-pollinating an orchid and waiting 4-7 years for it to bloom and you can understand the generational nature of the business. Growers have acres of orchid yards often under shade cloth and usually deal in the most popular orchid types. Specialty growers, on the other hand, usually concentrate on the rarest and most unusual orchids which can be worth tens of thousands of dollars. And me? Metric Man says I am an “orchid
maniac” but that doesn’t fit anywhere.
Plant for the Week
 Victoria Torley photo It has to be an orchid – a Stanhopea that just bloomed and is waiting for a complete name. This one is new to me although I do have a Stanhopea wardii somewhere and will have to wait until it blooms to tag it. This orchid came from a farmer’s market and was unnamed. It is a short bloomer, only one or two days, but fills the greenhouse with fragrance. Editor's note: Victoria Torley, gardener columnist, can be reached at victoriatorley1@gmail.com |
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Increase in gasoline sales
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By
A.M. Costa Rica staff
The total fuel
consumption in the country
during the first semester
of 2018, increased by 4.2
percent, compared to the
demand presented in the
same period of the
previous year, going from
1,667,335,000 liters in
2017 to 1,737,622,000
liters this year.
The behavior of the sales during the first semester of the year shows an increase of 2 percent in the diesel, 4.5 percent in the gasoline super and 0.4 percent in the gasoline plus 91. Consumption of liquefied petroleum gas, known as LPG, also increased by 4.8 percent. The total sales of plus 91 and super gasoline for the first semester of 2018 represented 37.1 percent That is 644,595,000 liters). The consumption of gasoline super has been growing due to the preferences of the consumers and the import of new vehicles that, according to the manufacturer, should use of this type of gasoline. An interesting fact is that gasoline Plus 91, with 91 octane, and Super Gasoline with 95 octane have almost the same quality. The only difference is the degree of octane. According to the reports, super gasoline is required for heavier vehicles (4x4 and heavier), and plus 91 is required by small vehicles. |
In Costa Rica, 75 percent of car owners are buying plus 91 and 25 percent of car owners are buying Super. The
user manual of each vehicle
indicates the required octane
level. But if the manual does not
require a high octane, then the
vehicle should not need the
highest level. The vehicle can use
also Plus 91 gasoline, saving
money on gasoline expenses.
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