Editorial: the Estuary and Excuses Flood Puntarenas

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In Puntarenas, each downpour is a threat and every high tide, an anguish. The excessive sedimentation of the 8 km long estuary that runs parallel to the city not only hinders the navigation of the fishing boats – a source of food and work – but also causes flooding of houses and shops. It is like sleeping with the enemy, because the dawn of October 5 occurred something never seen in 40 years: the neighbors of Fray Casiano woke up at 2 a.m. with …