It was a relief having our own truck, as it meant not depending upon inept drivers to get us around—many of which operated on Costa Rica time, waltzing in whenever it suited them if they showed up at all. Because most people didn't own vehicles in Costa Rica I became rather infamous along the highway connecting Puerto Limo to Zent. Car ownership was not the norm because the taxes on them, even used ones, were so high. We were told that the government did this on purpose to keep the number...
Published on September 15, 2010 06:06