Hola, All! I do not know how anybody finds their way around in this country. There are very few street signs and the houses don't have any kind of address. It beats anything I've ever seen! To get to Carmen's house the directions went something like this: from the ABC school, go 100 meters north, then 150 meters west. Take a left at the corner; 5th house on the right. These people must depend on land marks and their memories to get them from one place to another.
Also, there are not many sidewalks, and rarely shoulders on the road. Heredia is better about being able to walk on a sidewalk than Monteverde was. In Monteverde you had to walk on the edge of the road in single file, but I must say that the drivers were very good about giving the pedestrians plenty of room. I never felt that my life was in danger, or that I almost got hit.
Here's a little bit of history for you: Did you know that Costa Rica doesn't have a military? After WWII there was a civil war in C.R. When it was over, the president decided that in order to keep from killing themselves again, they should abolish their military, which they did. (Don't misunderstand, they still have police in every city.)
Chao for now,
Dawnie
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