Thanksgiving visitors.....

Hi Everyone!!!! Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

We have a friend visiting us today.......anybody know the name of this bird????

Airport Tax Can Be Paid Online in December

Travelers will be able to pay their exit tax online beginning in December

Just in time for the holiday rush and the onset of the tourist season, Bancrédito (Banco Créditor Agrícola de Cartago) is unrolling a system in which travelers can pay their exit tax online.

The new system is intended to reduce wait time at the airport and allow travelers the flexibility of paying anywhere in the world. The Web site, which is expected to go live on Dec. 1, can be accessed at http://www.coimsa.com/.

“Bancrédito is working with the Finance Ministry in the modernization of tax collecting services, with the aim of eliminating lines [and] offering mechanisms of electronic payment that facilitate and expedite payment of the tax,” wrote Arnoldo Trejos Dobles, general manager of Bancrédito, in an e-mail to The Tico Times.

The airport exit tax, which is currently $26, can also be paid at select hotels such as the Intercontinental and Holiday Inn.

Article taken from ticotimes.net

Main Road Between Quepos and Manuel Antonio in Danger of Mountain Collapse

The Aguirre Chamber of Commerce issued an alert today warning that the main road connecting Quepos to Manuel Antonio is in danger of a mountain collapsing onto it. All business owners are advised to evacuate the stretch between the Tutu Bar and Mimo’s Hotel until a geologist advises how to resolve the danger.

The following emergency alert was sent out by e-mail by Harry Bodaan, president of the chamber:

“I just left a meeting with Ana Orosco, mayor of Quepos, and Dr. Alejandra Quesada of the Health Department concerning the imminent danger of a mountain collapse onto the main road leading from Quepos to Manuel Antonio. The subject area stretches from the new Tutu Bar to Mimo’s Hotel and everything on both sides of the road.

Owners are advised to close their businesses and vacate their premises until a geologist gives a report of what needs to be done to resolve this danger. The populated areas below this mountain are in grave danger of massive landslides.

Please prepare for the eventuality of Manuel Antonio being inaccessible until solutions can be found to do the necessary repairs to the main road, and be ready to contribute to the repair of the ‘Old Manuel Antonio Access Road’ in a major way.

... The imminent danger on the eve of our high season threatens the entire area of Manuel Antonio if swift action is not undertaken. We need your full cooperation as we stay focused on what to do next.”

Heavy rains caused severe damage to roads in Manuel Antonio earlier this week.
Courtesy of Jennifer Rice

Article taken from ticotimes.net

Finally......Good News!!

Transition From Costa Rica's Wet To Dry Season Has Begun

Only days after the devastating rains wreaked havoc on Costa Rica, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) – national weather service – said the transition from the rainy season to the dry has begun.

This means less rainy days during the next several weeks of transition of the season that will continue until next May.

Although October was the dried month on record for the last half decade, the first days of November saw three days of constant heavy rains causing flooding and landslides and directly responsible for 25 casualties, thousands forced to take refuge in shelters, many losing everything except the clothes on their backs.

Many areas, like Costa Rica's Southern Zone, are still with serious problems in transportation, electricity and drinking water.

Work crews of the Ministerio de Obras Pubica y Transportes (MOPT) have been working around the clock to repair and rebuilt many of the roads destroyed by the force of nature, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) restoring electrical power and telephone service, while the Acueductos y Alcanterillados (AyA) to provide fresh drinking water.

"The south of the Southern Zone is in a total mess", said Transport minister, Franciscao Jiménez.

Article taken from insidecostarica.com

Road Closed - Costanera Sur

Hello!!

In these pics you can see how bad is the weather situation affecting the roads. This is located in La Costanera Sur, road from Palmar Sur - Dominical - Quepos.....

Photos taken from the FaceBook Profile of Que Pasa

Rain, rain and more rain!

Hi everyone,

Our country is facing some of the worst rainy seasons ever. In Golfito has been raining for over a week, without stopping. Today, in the news was presented a landslide in Escazu, destroyed homes and killed at the moment more than 25 people and the account continues to grow. The link below shows the Rio Grande de Terraba, near Palmar, grown in an incredible way. The neighbors say that this is the first time they see the river in this way.

The roads are closed in many parts of the country, domestic flights canceled. There is uncertainty about what might happen in the next few hours. In these three last days, it rained, which on average rains throughout November.
In the Canton de Golfito have been no reports of landslides, but there are fears in the hospital, because according to people who work there, the mountain is slowly crumbling.

I will try to keep everybody up to date. 

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