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Costa Rica Holy Week deadliest in 10 years

The Red Cross usually sees a spike in requests for assistance during the holiday but this year’s death count alarmed officials even after the first weekend of the Easter vacation. The number of people the Red Cross attended to this year was more than twice that of last year.

Drunk driver nosedives car into Paquera ferry

Hopefully your trip to the beach Thursday went better than this guy’s.

Semana Santa by the numbers: 97 serious injuries, 1,225 arrests and a bunch of seized Judas dolls

Due to the high volume of holiday vacationers, raucous beach parties and drunk driving accidents usually accompany the deeply religious processions and church services of Semana Santa; this year, was no exception.

276 people arrested so far during Semana Santa

Not everyone in Costa Rica is taking the holy part of Semana Santa all that seriously.
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