Costa Rica is preparing for the arrival of Barack Obama

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Everywhere that the President will travel were cleaned, sorted, and in some cases until refreshed with paint.

The Government is ready for the arrival of the President of the United States, Barack Obama this next May 2 in the framework of the Summit of the meeting of the members of the Central American Integration System.

The President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla has ensured that everything is impeccable for the arrival of its counterpart in the United States, Barack Obama. The municipality of San José staff works intensely on the cleaning of the surroundings of the capital which will visit Obama.

For example, gardens bordering the motorway General Cañas, which will need to pass Obama, also look very clean. Fortunately, the President will not have to deal with problems of transit by to this day Chinchilla said rest in seven cantons of the country.

This decision to extend the rest is due to that initially only affected the city of San José, however for safety and in order to facilitate the transfer, will rest elsewhere.

Francisco Chacón, Minister of communications, said yesterday that some routes that cross those cantons must close the passage, the caravan of the American President, both of the Central American Presidents attending the Summit of SICA.

Preparations not only involve cleaning issues, they are also prepared to greet Obama on issues related to the activity that will be carried out: the Summit of SICA.

Barack Obama come to Costa Rica aboard Air Force one, landing will force the closure of the international airport Juan Santa Maria. Some commercial flights are affected during the hours before your arrival.

Before coming to Costa Rica President plans to be in Mexico, then meet with President Chinchilla in the Yellow House in San Jose.

Obama will participate in the meeting of SICA in the national centre of culture (CENAC) or at the National Theatre, still-to-be-defined place.

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President Brack Obama will visit Costa Rica in May

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The last President to visit Costa Rica was Bill Clinton during his tenure in 1997.

The U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Costa Rica the first week of May, in the framework of the Summit of the System of Central American Integration (SICA), where they will discuss issues related to the promotion of economic growth and regional cooperation on the issue of public safety.

Obama not only will visit Costa Rica, but that this responds to a tour of several Latin American countries, including Mexico, country that will visit prior to play Costa Rican soil. Also at the Summit of SICA will participate the Presidents of Central America.

During your visit, Barack Obama will have a bilateral meeting with the President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, who mentioned that "for Costa Rica will always be an honor to receive President Obama" and recalled that "on several occasions have signaled our interest because it is through this visit, reason that since the possibility was opened have put us in contact with other Presidents in the region to ensure that it will be a success".

The official visit by Obama was confirmed directly from the White House in Washington, DC and is planned for 3 days and 4 may, it was reported also that during these visits is intended to the President to strengthen relations with the isthmus.

For his part, Foreign Minister Enrique Castillo, said that the visit of Obama represents a recognition of the leadership of the country and President Laura Chinchilla" in the region.

The last time President Laura Chinchilla met Barack Obama was at the Summit of the Americas, almost a year ago, in the month of April 2012.

The first American President to visit Costa Rica was John F. Kennedy in 1963.

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