Banco Negro Becomes
Banco Gris
No need to change the
address on your agenda
or address book for the
Banco de costa Rica main
offices in downtown San
José are well know to
one and all.
The change, if you feel
the need to, is due to
the fact that the well
known building on
Avenida Segunda, known
as the "Banco Negro"
will soon be the "Banco
Gris", as workers
continue work on the
cosmetic face of the
structure.
In reality the building
has never been black,
but rather a dark green.
The BCR decided to
replace the more than 40
year old dark green
granite tiles on the
face of the building.
BCR's Miguel Arguedas
explained that the tiles
were becoming a hazard
and could have possibly
fallen on someone or a
vehicle at any time,
thus the bank decided to
replace all 5.000 tiles
at a cost of ˘145
million colones.
Editor's note: The are
no conventional street
addresses in Costa Rica,
only points of
reference.
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