It appears that unlike many other bicentennial cities of the world, the government of Costa Rica has not arranged any birthday celebrations for its capital: not even a little pinata party.
Not being a local, I realise that I am not authorised to comment on such things. I will no doubt upset someone somewhere, but I am not sure if San Jose actually has anything to celebrate! It really is a very disappointing capital city. There are few attractions here for the visitor and most tourists just use it as a stop-over rather than an actual destination point.
I have racked my brain to think of some positive facts to share about this city. I truly am sorry San Jose, but my list of your attributes is short, but hopefully over time I might be able to add to them:
- the people are very friendly and helpful, as they are everywhere in Costa Rica so it seems;
- it is relatively safe - in fact it is one of Latin America's safest cities;
- there is a lovely park to enjoy a leisurely stroll or a game of football;
- the taxi's are red; well that makes a change, black is SO last year;
- they have road signs - odd to list as a positive, but few places in Costa Rica have road signs!
- and especially for Priya, there is a great Alessi store in the Escazu Multiplaza!
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