El Guarco, Cartago

Something is wrong in El Guarco. Who do I write to?

Noise, works that should not be there, rubbish, environmental damage, a neighbour making threats. In Costa Rica each of those belongs to a different institution, and sending it to the wrong one costs months. This site tells you which one, what to write, and what to gather first.

What is happening?

• Noise and loud music

  A bar, a house, a church or machinery that makes it impossible to sleep or work.

• Building despite a closure seal

  There is a visible “Clausurado” seal and the works are carrying on anyway.

• Construction with no permit posted

  Works with no permit sign, no visible drawings, or that do not match what was authorised.

• Rubbish, debris and sewage

  Build-up on public roads, informal dumps, sewage running into the street or the sea.

• Environmental damage

  Felling, wetland infill, earthworks, water pollution, wildlife, works inside a protected area or the maritime zone.

• Drugs being sold on the street

  A known dealing spot, offers to tourists, constant traffic at a house.

• Aggressive neighbours, threats, harassment

  Someone threatening you, repeatedly abusive, or making your life impossible.

• Trespassing and land occupation

  Someone has entered, fenced, planted or started building on land that is not theirs.

• I filed and nobody answered

  The institution does not answer, answers with nothing, or demands requirements that do not exist.

How it works

1. Pick what is happening to you.
2. The site tells you who has jurisdiction and what to gather.
3. You answer a few questions and it builds the formal document, in Spanish, ready to send.
4. You send it. This site never sees it.