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Jules from the Great Wide World -

What is the dominate religion in Costa Rica? It may be a dumb question, but I really don't know and I am interested in knowing more about the life there.

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Comment #1 Old Grump from San Jose -

Catholic. And besides religion the Catholic churches are of extreme importance in Costa Rica.

Each town has one and it faces West.

There are no street names, numbers, etc in Costa Rica. So all directions are given in terms of meters from a given landmark (which might exist or not).

For example, you might live 300 meters east, 50 meters north of McDonalds. First, 100 meters = 1 block, 50 meters = 1/2 block. That is easy. How do you know which was is East or North? No, you don't have to carry a compas. Just see which way the church is facing.

Comment #2 seth from Texas -

Oh wow! I never knew about the no streets or names. How does mail work in Costa Rica then? I would imagine there has to be some kind of mail system?

Comment #3 Old Grump from San Jose -

You generally don't use the mail... a local letter might take a couple weeks to make it across town.

When you call a taxi they come and beep when they think they are close. I saw a fire truck doing the same thing. Cut the sirens, starting beeping the horn and looking for who called.

I saw the man that delivers the phone bills jotting everyone's number on their gate it make it easier next time.

You always go to a payment center to pay your bills (in cash). Usually for phone/cellular bills you give them the # and then leave with a receipt. It is normal for the utility bills to be in someone else's name as it is too complicated to change them when you sell a property. You have to be Costa Rican to get a cellular phone so most gringos use a cellular owned by someone else.

Comment #4 seth from Texas -

Wow, i never knew that about Costa Rica. It seems so strange. I guess it would be impossible for people from other countries to mail stuff to residents of Costa Rica then. So odd.

Comment #5 Old Grump from San Jose -

It is best if they have a PO Box. Otherwise it can take a long time.

It took forever for Fed Ex to deliver a package once because they couldn't understand the address. The driver was obviously from a different city and didn't know where McDonalds was.

Make absolutely sure that your phone number (well, a phone of someone who speaks fluent spanish and knows where you live) is on the outside of any letter or package.

Comment #6 seth from Texas -

Oh, okay now that makes sense. I completely forgot about PO Boxes. My father lives in a small island where most roads are dirt roads and it would take the mailman to reach each house so on the corners of many streets there are a series of PO Boxes where people go and check their mail. It's probably not that safe as i imagine not much could stop people from stealing each other's letters and packages. But this island is so tiny that every body knows every body and generally get along, so that sort of thing really isn't that common.

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