Fishing near the Santa Rosa National Park:Cuajiniquil, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

The mountains of Santa Rosa National Park

Fish

Spectacular facilities. Notice the decorative seat cover.

The IWCRP office shut down for the weekend and went fishing outside the huge Santa Rosa National Park in northern Guanacaste. Fishing was good, and upon arrival in Cuajiniquil after 12 hours on the sea we found spectacular WC facilites.

Unknown Soldier, Liberia, Costa Rica

This picture is taken at a chinese restaurant in Liberia, but the name is sadly forgotten. As always, we'll give a $10.000 reward to whoever can give us the name.

Bar La Tranquera,Liberia, Costa Rica

Being an important tourist destination, most places in downtown Liberia have little personality, La Tranquera being a very welcome exception. In order to keep costs at a minimum and thus be able to sell the beer as cheaply as possible, they do not have any light in the WC. Fortunately, we have a camera with flash, and hereby present to you a rare picture of a urinal never before seen by man.

Bar y Restaurante La Puerta del Sol, Cartago, Costa Rica

La basílica de los ángeles. La Puerta del Sol is located on the left side, across the street.

La Puerta del Sol. 2nd floor has rooms for rent.

The Urinal.

La Puerta del Sol is one of the most famous bars in Cartago, given its strategic location next to la Basílica de Los Angeles. Approximately one million people walk to this church every august 2, hoping that this will be sufficient to get their lives back on track. Our guess is that a lot of these people have had a meal and a beer at La Puerta del Sol upon arrival.

Nevertheless, we must report that the food was a disappointment and the beer expensive. Add to that a non-smoking policy, and the sum is a severely unrecommendable place. For good places to visit in Cartago, see our report from the alternative pilgrimage arranged by IWCRP back in 2008