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Originally Posted by JayBee
Doesn't sound like a very friendly place to me, if you always have to be watching your back, and sticking to the commercialized forms of recreation. There interaction with local people is pretty much confined to maids, gardeners, waiters, and the gringos who run the sales/rentals. But they love it, as it is a very pretty place, and her daughter lives there, working for one of the daytrip/tourguide companies. They do complain about the food there, though.
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I was there twice but this was quite a few years ago. Made a trip up to a Quaker community in Monteverde cloud forest where a relative was living.
This group of Quakers apparently left the US in the the forties because they were unhappy with the direction in which we were heading as a country. (something I can relate to today). The lifestyle that they have created there is amazing.
I would describe the people in Costa Rica as some of the friendliest in the world. It is an environmentaly friendly country with no army (that's in its constitution).
Although some mongering goes on in San Jose, I cannot think of a better place to go when in a non-mongering mindset. It is a good place to travel as opposed to staying in one resort.
Food was uninspired. As I understand, there are very few indiginous people Costa Rica and that may, in part, explain why art, fashion, food etc seem to be somewhat newer and less developed.
Arenal volcano was active when I went. It is really a trip to be laying in bed, facing the volcano through ceiling-high windows. You feel a rumble, look up, and there it goes! Very cool.
Some of the Northern pacific beaches are great as is the fishing for those who care. I have not been to the Carribean side.
I am looking for to going back.
Have a great trip.