Government officials and students will mark the end of the patriotic month with a walk from the Mercado Central in San José to the Centro Nacional de Cultura Thursday. Once at the centro there will be a ceremony.September is designated the patriotic month in Costa Rica because Sept. 15 is the Día de la Independencia.
The ministries of Cultura, Justicia and Educación are sponsoring the walk, called a Caminata por la Paz. President Laura Chinchilla and some of her ministers are expected to attend.
The walk organizes at 8 a.m. when students from many of the downtown schools gather. And walkers step off at 8:30 a.m.
