Jacó Warnings or Dangers

Jaco has certainly developed in leaps and bounds over the last 4-5 years. You will read a lot of bad press and reviews about the most popular destination on all of Costa Rica.

With it's rapid growth has come some very outstanding improvements. The local Police force has been tripled in size, with the addition of the new Municipality Police Force's Anti-Crime, Zero tolerance special units division. These units patrol the streets and beaches 24hrs a day and are exrtremely touh on theives, vagrants, and hoodlum types.

The crime rate in Jaco has fallen by over 50% in just 6 months, and very notable efforts have been made to make Jaco a better place for the upcoming peak tourist season.

Furthermore, it is not as bad as many folks try and make it out to be at all. To insure you have a great experience in Jaco or anywhere you travel, exercise COMMON SENSE!

Petty theft is the main crime in Costa Rica and is rampant everywhere in Central America, and is nothing more than crimes of opportunity. If you take away the opportunity, there can be no crime. Do not leave anything in your vehicle of value. Not even for 30 seconds! It's a golden rule here, and if you dont follow it, and your camera, camcorder, wallet, money, or luggage gets stolen out of your vehicle, after reading this, it is your fault.

You are safe to walk the streets at night, and enjoy the best nightlife scene in Costa Rica that Jaco Beach offers, just lock up your valuables in your hotel room or rental condo before you leave the house. Don't carry big wads of cash. You don't need flashy jewelery here like Rolex watches, big Gold chains, diamonds, or any other type of senseless Bling, as this is a non-judgemental society. Nobody will be impressed by your displays of how much money you are worth back in the states, or what you do for a living. Acting like a big shot-big,spender here does nothing but draw the attention of the criminal element!

Passports- You MUST carry your Passport or a copy of the Photo page, and entry stamp page, with you at ALL TIMES! This means if you leave our condo, hotel, house even just to go to the store, have it WITH YOU! When you arrive in Costa Rica, it is a good idea to get a copy of your passport , and leave your original in your acommodations during your stay. Remember, you must copy the photo page AND the page that immigration stamped when you arrived at the airport that shows the date you entered the country.

I'll be posting more very helpful tips here soon, to help you better prepare for your vist here so you have a great experience. In the meantime, please be cautious about what you read on line and through other travel tips as there is a lot of false, one side, inaccurate, and bad information all over the internet about Jaco and Costa Rica in general.

Stay away from the Lonely Planet books as they are the worst offenders for offering inaccurate or false information about most regions inCosta Rica.

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