NEWS JUST IN…..POSSIBLE NIGHTLY CLOSURES OF COSTA RICA´S CARIBBEAN ROUTE 32

Due to the recent heavy rainfall which is expected to continue throughout the next few months, the National Roadway Council (CONAVI) have announced possible nightly closures of Route 32, the main road to Costa Rica´s Caribbean.  The highway is the most affected during rainy season (May-November) where a recent landslide last Sunday completely blocked the road, leading to an 18 hour closure.  The CONAVI hopes the traveling public will understand it maybe necessary in order to prevent accidents and save lives.

Optional diversions can be taken through Route 10 between Cartago and Siquirres or via the Vara Blanca-Sarapiquí road to Heredia.

Alternatively, local airlines offer daily flights between San José and Tortuguero. Nature Air offers one daily flight from the capital of Costa Rica, Juan Santamaría International Airport at 6 a.m.

From Tortuguero the flight to San José leaves at 7:15 a.m.  SANSA flights are twice a day from Juan Santamaría, at 7 a.m. and at 3 p.m. Flights from Tortuguero depart at 8:15 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. every day.

By far the most dangerous road in Costa Rica, Route 32, often described as the “Highway of Death”

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