The Ministry of Public Works and Transit (MOPT) has already booked up all the available driving tests for this year. Unless someone cancels, there are 41,000 people who will stay…
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Halloween Traffic Jam in Costa Rica…The Horrors
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2022/11/02Thousands of motorcyclists took to the streets for Halloween and overtook them to the point of causing a chaos the traffic police were not prepared to handle. What started as…
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Costa Rica Vehicle Restrictions for March 2021
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2021/03/02The vehicle restriction, while still in place, is lightening up. Authorities stress that this does not mean the pandemic is over. It is a reaction to the epidemiological conditions improving…
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Vehicle Restriction in Costa Rica; Yay or Nay?
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/11/08Although the Prosecutor’s Office appeals to request to suspend the sanitary vehicle restriction, for now, it continues. Drivers are urged to respect all traffic laws, including restrictions, in order to…
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Overpasses in Costa Rica – Good Idea or More Traffic?
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/12/17MOPT has awarded contracts for the construction of overpasses in Tarras and La Lima de Cartago. The H. Solís-Estrella consortium is the winner. It will begin the work in the…
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US Family Killed in Car Accident in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/12/03A tragic accident happened as a family was on the way to the airport in Liberia, Costa Rica on Monday at 4:28 am. The driver and a mother and her…
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The Beginning of Gasoline Mixed with Ethanol in Costa Rica
by Hazel Diaz 2019/04/06Recope will be selling super gasoline mixed with ethanol starting May 29th and warns users to condition their equipment. Vehicle owners, transporters and service stations will be affected. The alcohol…
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Drinking & Driving in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/03/17Just a single day after receiving his license, a young man was involved in an accident that took the life of a motorcyclist. He now faces charges of culpable homicide…