University of Costa Rica Campus

Yesterday afternoon, pedestrians and motorists transiting near the main campus of the University of Costa Rica were surprised to see a nubile woman and two young men walking in the middle of a busy roadway, completely naked and carrying planters.

As a result of this au naturel display, which took place at the same time rush hour was beginning in the capital city of Costa Rica, traffic jams ensued and many commuters dialed 911 from their smartphones to report the nude incident.

According to news report filed by Karla Gutierrez Chavez of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the three unclothed offenders may have been drama and theater students conducting research on performance art, or something similar to that effect. Ms. Gutierrez interviewed the Chief of Fuerza Publica (Costa Rica’s national police force) precinct at the Montes de Oca canton:

“So these young people, who are apparently theater students of the University of Costa Rica, decided to conduct research by disrobing in a public roadway. We responded to the calls but never saw them naked; they had put on shorts and t-shirts by the time we arrived.”

Eyewitnesses explained that the alleged students started their unclothed research near the main campus; they waked in the buff carrying nothing but two flowerpots each; this is where they may have kept their light clothing. During the early portion of their bare march, the naked strangers did not attract too much attention, and thus they changed their course towards the Muñoz & Nanne store, site of daily traffic jams. Once at this busy part of town, they walked down the yellow dividers of the road and even sat down to take a break before sirens sounded.

Astounded and denudated, the purported drama students hurried their performance towards the railroad tracks, where they hid behind bushes and emerged scantily clothed to face the Fuerza Publica. When asked for their cédulas or identification cards, the putative students explained that they did not carry them because they did not know where they could put them.