Comments on: Chavez Bans Booze For Easter http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/04/01/chavez-bans-booze-for-easter/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:11:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Non http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/04/01/chavez-bans-booze-for-easter/#comment-24011 Non Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:40:23 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/04/01/chavez-bans-booze-for-easter/#comment-24011 I lived in Costa Rica and for years any establishment which sold booze was "taped" up on the exterior and shut down for Holy Week. Non religious folks would stock up before this time period and stay home or go to the beach. Not sure if it's done this way anymore, but I have a suspicion that more Latin American countries than Venezuela restrict alcohol sales during Holy Week. I vaguely recall people saying that this was the case in Mexico and that the beach resorts were the only ones allowed to sell alcohol. I lived in Costa Rica and for years any establishment which sold booze was “taped” up on the exterior and shut down for Holy Week. Non religious folks would stock up before this time period and stay home or go to the beach.

Not sure if it’s done this way anymore, but I have a suspicion that more Latin American countries than Venezuela restrict alcohol sales during Holy Week. I vaguely recall people saying that this was the case in Mexico and that the beach resorts were the only ones allowed to sell alcohol.

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