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One of the major roads in San Carlos, near La Fortuna area, will remain closed to vehicles to one of its bridges collapsing.

The Ministry of Transportation (MOPT) has stated that the bridge that crosses the El Palo creek in San Juan de Quesada completely collapsed and will have to be rebuilt from scratch.

The MOPT has also confirmed the importance of this route as an approximate 60,000 vehicles pass through on a daily basis. The road is used by local merchants and tourists heading from the Sarapiqui area to La Fortuna, home to the Arenal Volcano.

The collapsing of this bridge follows a previous structure which partially collapsed in Costa Rica’s northern region as well and left several trailers stranded for at least three days.

The bridge in the San Carlos area will force authorities to close down this route for an undetermined amount of time. Hopefully, the recent billion dollars the government got from a loan for the country’s infrastructure will go to the rebuilding of this bridge in the least amount of time possible.

The MOPT has announced that vehicles going through this area must detour to El Barrio town to reach the San Juan de Quesada area. For heavy cargo and trailers, the detour will be through the town of Muelle in San Carlos.

Authorities are only allowing people to cross the bridge on foot, which has also forced public transportation to coordinate drop offs and pick ups on each side of the bridge.

The famous instrumental trio, Editus, will be traveling through the Asian continent to entertain locals and share a part of the Costa Rican culture with them.

Editus has been together for over 17 years and has gradually and firmly set its mark within the local and international scene.  Editus beautifully combines the elements of the electro acoustic guitar, the violin and percussion into a unique and characteristic signature sound.  Winners of a Grammy Award, Editus has shared the musical scenes with well respected international artists.

Editus will be away from home for a period of 2 and a half months, the longest tour of their careers so far.  The tour has been named “Asia 2008” and consists of a series of concerts that will take place in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.

Editus has a schedule of 39 concerts that will begin Friday August 22nd and end October 19th.  Editus’ front man and guitarist, Edin Solis, mentioned his gratitude for the opportunity given by the organization in allowing them to share their contemporary Costa Rican music and culture with the Asian people.

Editus will be presenting its original music as well as adaptations to Costa Rican traditional songs.  Each presentation will be accompanied by video images of Costa Rica in which concert goers will be able to view the country’s exuberant vegetation, wildlife and scenery.

A luxurious high en condo-hotel Project is being built in Punta Leona in Costa Rica’s Central Pacific Coast.

Punta Leona is one of Costa Rica’s oldest and most treasured exclusive vacation spots.  At just a few minutes north from Jaco Beach, Punta Leona exudes peace and exclusivity due to its well maintained environment.

The project has been named Limoncito and will have a total of 348 suites.  The first stage of the project will begin this coming October and will have an initial investment of $5 million.  A total of 60 units will be built during the first stage and units will sell for an approximate $200 thousand.  The penthouses, however, will sell for an approximate $1 million.

The Limoncito project will be located on a 54 acre property from which only a 10% will be used for construction.  The investors wish to maintain the property with as much green areas as possible.  Buildings will be surrounded with exuberant tropical gardens and ample views to the ocean.

Residents of the Limoncito Condo – Hotel project will also have exclusive access to swimming pools, tennis courts, terraces, club house, mini golf courses as well as volleyball and other recreational sport areas.

One of the main interests in this project is to allow for people to get in touch with nature.  This is why they have also included several trails and hiking areas as well as a future butterfly farm and a Red Macaw nesting center.

Punta Leona was chosen for the Limoncito project due to its community’s strong commitment with environmental protection issues.  A total of 30,000 trees have been planted in Punta Leona over the last couple of years as well the inclusion of environmental education programs and projects.