The tradition of seeing planes take off and land at the Juan Santamaria (San Jose) international airport will soon come to an end, with the extension of the runway.
The work for the expansion of the runway is being carried out on the south side of the Autopista General Cañas, at the east end of the airport. Foto: Shirley Vásquez.
Though less now than in the past, particularly on Sundays, entire families gather at the east end of the runway, separated by a chain link fence, to watch the airplanes come and go.
In the coming months, all that will only be a memory.
Work on the extension of the runway, as well as the construction of a safety zone, began about a month ago. The change also involves
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