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The Costa Rican Transportation Department has announced that the main road to the South Pacific region was closed over the weekend for repairs. The news comes as no surprise to locals due to excessive amount of rain that has fallen over the past few days.

The areas that are primarily affected by the closing of the road are the Zona de los Santos and Perez Zeledon. The road will remained closed from 6:00am on Friday October 24th through 5:00am on Sunday October 26th.

According to the transportation department’s announcement, the large amount of rain fall the country has experienced over the past few days caused a drainage system to overflow thus damaging the road. A new drain system will be installed over the weekend that will have the capacity to withhold larger amounts of water therefore reducing the risk of further damage to the road.

If you are planning on driving out to the South of Costa Rica this weekend, the transportation department has suggested alternative routes to use until the road is re-opened.

The first option is to take the road from Desamparados to Tarbaca and then continue to La Fila - Rio Conejo - Frailes and San Cristobal Sur until you reach the South Inter-American highway. As a second option the department has suggested to go through Desamparados to Tarbaca and continue to Rio Conejo – Los Frailes – Los Santos and emerge at the main highway.

If you are in the Central Pacific area and you are heading to Costa Rica’s South region, you may take the South Pacific Coastal Highway.