| Costa Rica is one my favorite places in the world. | | | | Driving at night in a tropical downpour, while |
| It is so green and lush and the tropical landscapes | | | | dodging huecas of every size and shape can be |
| are simply marvelous. In addition, the Ticos | | | | especially treacherous - all I can say, been there, |
| (colloquial word for Costa Ricans) have an even | | | | done that! I remember very distinctly driving from |
| temperament and are so cordial to the tourists. | | | | Poas, in the mountains just outside of San Jose |
| What a wonderful place to be! | | | | on a fogged-in evening to the lowlands of San |
| The worst thing I can say about Costa Rica are | | | | Carlos Valley. The visibility factor was next to |
| the roads. I have driven a number of times in | | | | zero! Descending from 9000 feet or so to the |
| Costa Rica, and let me tell you thing - outside of | | | | lowlands, the heavy mist gradually morphed into a |
| the Pan American Highway and the scenic | | | | steady rainfall, and I remember dodging pothole |
| thoroughfare which passes through Braulio Carillo | | | | after pothole in my 4WD drive car rental with the |
| National Park to the Caribbean Coast, the roads | | | | hi-beams on. What a harrowing adventure that |
| are abysmal. There are potholes (in Spanish, | | | | was! Thank G_D, I didn't have a backseat driver |
| huecas) of every size and shape imaginable - in | | | | accompanying me or that would have definitely |
| general, they are somewhat circular in shape and | | | | been my last ride! My recommendation is to |
| range in size from 1 - 10 feet in diameter or | | | | refrain driving at night on secondary roads and in |
| more. I have heard of small cars been swallowed | | | | the countryside. Better be safe then sorry! |
| by huge crater size huecas. | | | | |