| 20 Dec 2020 | 07:04 On opening day at Mount Peter Ski Area and throughout the weekend, there was a huge turnout with everyone following the rules and still having a great time on the slopes. Photos by Roger Gavan. ( Roger Gavan) Sara Walicki, 5, is having a great time skiing on the first opening day of the season at Mount Peter Ski Area. ( Roger Gavan)
It had already been snowing on the mountain because the snow blowers at Mount Peter were operating as often as temperatures permit. And then Mother Nature cooperated last week in a big way with a major snow storm.
And so last weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 19 and 20, Mt. Peter Ski Area opened for the 2020-21 season.
Eight self-propelled train carriages are en route to Costa Rica from China, the Presidency announced Monday.
The first batch of four will be received “in the coming days” at the Pacific port of Caldera. The remaining shipment is scheduled to arrive in January, and all eight carriages are expected to be placed into operation across the Greater Metropolitan Area in the first quarter of 2021.
“With the arrival of these eight new trains, the process of railway modernization begins,” said Elizabeth Briceño, President of the Costa Rican Railway Institute (INCOFER). “The current passenger operation will improve in quality, as well as the user experience, increasing the capacity of our services.”