Costa Rica mayor rejects presidential pressure to swap landfill for road works

Costa Rica's President Chaves pressured Alajuela's mayor to accept a private landfill in Turrúcares in exchange for infrastructure works, a 'swap' the mayor called disrespectful. The municipal council, facing community anger, rejected the conditional offer, escalating a local political conflict with national implications.

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