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Caution! Caution! Hi theft area. Costa Rica will steal your heart!!!!!!! I fell in love with it in the early 90's and have had to go back almost yearly since then to get my fix.
Costa Rica will steal your heart and break it at the same time. Petty theft is on the rise unfortunately. It does break my heart to have to report this. Using common sense like not flashing money or wearing expensive jewelry will help you fly under the radar. Use the hotel safes and never, never go off and leave personal items in rental cars. Thieves hang out watching and puncture your tire and then follow you. When your tire goes flat they are right there. Chances are nothing will ever happen to you but theft is on the rise. I have been traveling down there for 12 years and have never had a problem.
The theft problems are no worse than you would find anywhere else but it can be a bit more frightening in a country where you may not speak the language. Not to mention the fun trying to get a new passport if yours is stolen. Having a copy would help that situation. Leave a Comment
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 live wires in the shower! by yelli
Someone in a different tip said not to worry about them, but my boyfriend touched the showerhead while he was showering (not even the wires) and got a shock! Lucky for him it was a small one and there were no more shocks from that one. But just to be safe... don't touch em! Leave a Comment
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The main transportation form is travelling by chickenbus. Here your luggage will be put on the roof or at the bottom on the bus.
Make sure you always keep an eye on your bag each time the bus stops to let people in or out.
The best thing to do is to pick a seat at the window where you have a good view on the luggage storage.
We have seen some really suspicious guys hanging around our bags. Leave a Comment
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 Julia Butterfly by no1birdlady
Then there is the mud. Some of the trails were awful. The mud was like gumbo and stuck to your boots, made going up or down slopes treacherous, and in general wasn't very pleasant. Take very good boots if you plan to hike. Leave a Comment
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 truck fording a creek by doug48
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Costa Rica, San Jose in particular, is quite notorious for child prostitution. This dangerous practice is becoming more and more common in Costa Rica, even with tourists. Due to the prostitution the violence levels have risen. Tourists are targeted by the prostitutes as clientel and this can be extremely dangerous. BE CAREFUL! Leave a Comment
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 "Scary" Tarantula, Costa Rica by Paul2001
I should issue one warning for the squeamish. I saw numerous spiders in my hotel room in Monteverde and the Rincon de la Verja. This is because the climate in these places is preferred by our eight legged friends. So just get yourself into the mindset that these little big creatures are relatively harmless. Leave a Comment
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