Potato Gun

Jorge asked me today what a potato gun is. He said his girlfriend works in a hardware store and a Russian customer inquired about them. I told Jorge they are used only for fun, as far as I know, but that they could be quite dangerous if misused. We found some pictures and videos on [...]

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Aftershocks

When I got home last night, the earthquake was all over the news. It was pretty strong, 6.1 on the Richter scale. Big landslides up in the mountains at Vara Blanca, at the epicenter near Poás Volcano. There is an eco-lodge up there, called Paz Waterfall. 200 tourists staying there can’t get out due to [...]

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Earthquake

We just had a real earthquake, my first one here. It was really shaking. We are having little aftershocks now. But nothing was broken, and my computer is still on, internet still working. Can’t get through to Ily on the phone. Pilar just came in and said she saw a couple of people out in [...]

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Pirate buses have moved on

Ily talked to the transit police the morning before last. They said they would be back at 5am the next morning to stop the illegal bus activity. Now there is early-morning peace and quiet again on our street. Ily said the policeman said he didn’t know how the bus company could afford to pay the [...]

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Pirate Buses on our street

The yellow Busetas Heredianas are still up to their piratical tricks, taking advantage of the minor chaos produced by moving all the bus stops, to park outside our apartment at 5am, calling out to passersby “San Jose por la pista!” over and over as would-be  sleepers drift in and out of consciousness. Now the university [...]

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