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I will travel to Costa Rica from David, Panama for 3 days or so to renew my tourist card for another 3 months stay in Panama.

I was excited at first about traveling to CR, however, after hearing so many stories about how safety is really a concern down there, my perception will be completely different than it was before.

Could you guys give me some advice especially on safety issues, like where to stay and stay out of, what hotel is safe to stay in, and what to do, not to do and etc. Also, is there any safe and fun place to stay at near the CR and Panama border? I don't think I will travel to San Jose or too far away from the border.

Thanks for your advice, I really do appreciate it.
 

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listen, if you follow these 8 simple rules bellow you will be fine, just dont worry at all!

1. Wear shorts. Preferably board-style shorts with many many pockets. That way you can carry all your important things, like extra cash and jewelry. Don’t worry about how you look. It’s your vacation, be comfortable. Plus, the girls look for guys in shorts – they know you are an important gringo and have mucho dinero. Wear comfortable shirts, preferably big shirts with lots of flowers in bright colors. It's like spanish fly to the locals.

2. Speaking of cash, don’t bother with using the local currency – its funny looking and has germs. Just use $100 bills. Everyone accepts them, and everyone has plenty of change, especially taxi drivers. The girls will gladly give you change after your fiesta.

3. Support the local economy. You’ll see local vendors selling their wares in the streets. At the very least, buy a local hat. Wear it proudly. In Panama, the obvious choice is a Panama Hat. In Mexico, buy and wear a sombrero. Get the biggest, most colorful one you can. It shows respect.

4. Take a really good camera everywhere you go. Take a lot of pictures, especially upskirts when the girls aren’t looking. They like that – it makes them feel special. Wear the camera around your neck on a thin strap – it’s a status symbol in any Latin American country. Video cameras are especially cool – use the bright lights in all the bars and clubs. No one minds.

5. Wear a lot of jewelry. It makes you look important, powerful and rich – no one will dare mess with a powerful important guy like you. You project confidence everywhere you go. Wear necklaces, gold watches, gold rings, you name it. The more the better. Carry extra in those pockets in your shorts – you never know when you’ll need it.

6. Don’t waste time and money on taxis for trips under a mile. You’ll have much more fun walking because you’ll meet many, many very interesting people, and will probably make a lot of new friends. Plus, you can get really good deals on Rolexes and other fancy things. You’ll be glad you wore the shorts with all the pockets because there are too many good deals to pass up!

7. Talk really loud. People in Latin America respect power and confidence. You should project your personality at all times. Try to use Spanish all the time. Use genial, friendly sayings like ‘Date prisa que la lentitud perra’ and ‘Cómo se puede ser estúpido? No lo hacemos como la de América’ or even 'no es importa. chupa mi huevos, tengo rolex.' – it garners a lot of respect with the locals. It shows you care and are trying to blend in to their culture.

8. Speaking of Spanish, when you want to start a friendly chat with the hottie chica across the bar, here’s a simple tip: grab a napkin off the bar, and write down “Ai Mi Dios! Mi pene es en fuego!”. Have a waiter deliver it to her with a drink of her choice. Roughly translated, it means ‘Oh my god! You make me feel strong!’. In context, it works out better.
 

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:lol:

this is hilarious sportsavant.

let me get this right

1.shorts,as loud as can be
2.panama hat or sombrero hat, preferably large
3.be as loud and as rude as possible,throw money around,show off cameras at every stop

My own personal advice is

forget about learning even basic spanish or any other language,people should know american,point that out at every turn

be as fat as possible before you travel,in america we are know for our girth .other countries are not as prosperous,celebrate your obesity

make sure you order tourist drinks at every stop,watermelon daiquiris,etc.wonderful to have that taste in your mouth when you are hungover

only spanish you need to know is "my penis is on fire" and "help me officer I have been violated"

fat people in shorts and sombreros,loud ,rude,anybody should be ready to go.
 

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If you coming to San Jose, my recommendation is to fly, given the bad shape of Cerro de la Muerte on the PanAmerican Highway.

SANSA and Nature Air both fly out of Golfito. I could have sworn one of the two and service to/from David, but I don't see it now. Was I mistaken or did Nature Air drop David from their service??

http://www.natureair.com/
http://www.flysansa.com/


Air Panama flies David to San Jose.

http://www.flyairpanama.com/
 

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Also, is there any safe and fun place to stay at near the CR and Panama border? I don't think I will travel to San Jose or too far away from the border.

Oops, just reread your post.

Golfito isn't particularly interesting. Stayed at a hotel that was decent (on the left hand side on as the street curves left into town), nice pool. I suppose you could go sports fishing.
 

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SANSA and Nature Air both fly out of Golfito. I could have sworn one of the two and service to/from David, but I don't see it now. Was I mistaken or did Nature Air drop David from their service??


FWIW TACA also that flies San Jose -David
 

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it should be noted, I copied and pasted that joke post from another forum, costa rica ticas, I didnt actually write it.
 

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I will travel to Costa Rica from David, Panama for 3 days or so to renew my tourist card for another 3 months stay in Panama.

I was excited at first about traveling to CR, however, after hearing so many stories about how safety is really a concern down there, my perception will be completely different than it was before.

Could you guys give me some advice especially on safety issues, like where to stay and stay out of, what hotel is safe to stay in, and what to do, not to do and etc. Also, is there any safe and fun place to stay at near the CR and Panama border? I don't think I will travel to San Jose or too far away from the border.

Thanks for your advice, I really do appreciate it.


Safety issues and what to do/not to do...

http://my-costa-rica.com/?q=node/96
 

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