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j.c. - i stand erected, er, corrected. the suburb where the c.r. immigration is located is indeed la uruca. and yes, it was a pronunciation artifact of my speech synthesizer. as far as extended...

Telephone Information: I recently made the costly mistake of dialing Costa rica direct from the U.S., and then found out that the rate on AT&T is $3.42 per minute, plus taxes! Ridiculous, but that's...

J.C.,

About the taxis: I thought that they were not required to use the maria after dark? Also, other guys have recommended that you set the price before even getting into the cab, particularly...

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I have read on this board differing "facts" about tourist visas, etc. and so today called my local Costa Rican Consulate. For U.S. residents holding a valid U.S....

in transit, thanks for passing this along, but i wonder about the necessity of mainstream mongers heeding the news article. i know that i have always avoided engaging the services of anyone under...

On another topic. I was reading the San Jose forum for March and came across a thread regarding child prostitution and a sensational report on Canada's W5 news program. The age of majority in CR for...

Sand Rabbit,

My man! LOL. 1.) I don't need to be led by the hand, but it would be a howl to hit the various pleasure sites together. Pay for your trip? Not as outrageous as it sounds; I have...

Sand Rabbit,

Thanks for the advice, but it still doesn't answer my questions. For a more complete description of the kind of information I seek, please read the postings in the 2004 Trip Reports...

Being blind, I always try to get a cognitive map of the areas I plan to visit, and SJO is very confusing. According to Frommer's, the calles (streets) run N-S with the odd-numbered streets to the...