The ferry run by the Association of the Integral Development of Paquera (ADIP) is now making the aquatic journey across the Pacific Gulf of Nicoya between Puntarenas and Paquera with a scaled-down schedule for the low season, according to ADIP's Ileana Ugarde.

The company's ferry yesterday began operating with the following schedule, which will continue through Nov. 30: leaving Puntarenas for Paquera at 8:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and returning to Puntarenas from Paquera at 5 a.m., 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Naviera Tambor also continues to run its ferry along the Puntarenas-Paquera route, leaving Puntarenas at 5 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and returning to Puntarenas from Paquera at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Both ferries carry passengers and vehicles. For more information, call ADIP at 641-0118 or Naviera Tambor at 661-2084.