The 2nd Walk for Life ended on Monday in San José, capital city of the country. Unfortunately, the demonstrators were not received by President Laura Chinchilla, despite the fact that they submitted a letter to the President with their demands to change the Costa Rican development model.

Crucitas, the gold extraction project located to the North of the country, was declared of national interest by former president Oscar Arias. Since then, many organizations have been protesting over the pollution of San Juan River´s basin.

Peasants, students and environmentalists walked during eight days under thunderstorms or the burning sun, organizing meetings and cultural performances in every city they visited and explaining the reasons of the walk.

Real World Radio interviewed Lorenzo Cambronero, member of the National Union of Costa Rican Farmers and Cattle Producers (UNAG), part of La Via Campesina Costa Rica. Cambronero highlighted the international feature of the mobilization, since Nicaraguan and Panamanian demonstrators participated, in addition to several organizations.

Even though President Chinchilla didn´t receive the demonstrators, Cambronero highlighted that some members of the House of Representatives were interested and supported the mobilization, such as MPs from the Accion Ciudadana and Frente Amplio parties.