INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS
AROUND COSTA RICA
AROUND COSTA RICA
ESPECIALLY in Rainy Season in Costa Rica
(ESPECIALLY ABOUT June-ish-late November),
it's REALLY WISE to check the road conditions
BEFORE setting out!!
BEFORE setting out!!
(you NEED the www)
Or CALL
2-222-9245
(they often have someone there that speaks English!)
800-8726-7486
(recording)
2-222-9245
(they often have someone there that speaks English!)
800-8726-7486
(recording)
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GREAT SITE SHOWING ACCIDENTS!!
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CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS
Call in Incidents YOU see!
OTHER WAYS TO CHECK TRAFFIC
Navsat's Navigator gives REAL TIME traffic reports
Call in Incidents YOU see!
OTHER WAYS TO CHECK TRAFFIC
Navsat's Navigator gives REAL TIME traffic reports
http://NavsatCR.com/en/navigator/features
or their
Navigator 2
http://NavsatCR.com/en/nv202/nv202-info
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For information on the NEW(er)
CALDERA HIGHWAY • PISTA DEL SOL • HIGHWAY 27
(this 76.7km•47.6 mile long • FASTER • newer highway/pista that goes from Escazu to the Pacific Coast, cutting about 45 minutes off your time [depending on where you’re going and traffic of course])
Go to:
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2014/03/AutoPistaDelSolHighway27CR.html
Go to:
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2014/03/AutoPistaDelSolHighway27CR.html
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MISC INFO ON DRIVING IN COSTA RICA
“Carretera” = Road
“Pista” = Highway
Most roads in Costa Rica are TOLL ROADS - though they're no more than 590-c (the Pista del Sol ranges from 140-590-c)
Be FORWARNED!! #1 - We DO NOT HAVE ADDRESSES in Costa Rica and MANY of the roads in Costa Rica do NOT have signs at exits, OR, if they do, sometimes they have a sign RIGHT at the exit (like the highway from Pavas/Rohrmoser going to connect with the highway going to the Airport. The sign is SOOOO SMALL and it's LITERALLY RIGHT AT the exit [not above - on the side] - so forget it if you're traveling at night!!).
Be SMART - if you insist on driving in Costa Rica (something I will NOT NOT NOT do!! I LOVE to drive but I LOVE to drive and EXPLORE and I drive like Mario Andretti the race car driver so as IF I did, the first week I'd have an ulcer or kill someone as there are SOOOO MANY BAD drivers here [and I am NOT talking only the locals!]) - PLEASE - for EVERYONE's sake - RENT A GPS*!!!!
Trust me, the driver will NOT be able to enjoy the ride as he/she will NOT be able to look around at the scenery, or even 20' ahead, they'll be looking 1 foot in front for fear that someone 5 minutes ago stole the open manhole cover (in the middle of traffic - on a major street!!).
*See my blurb on GPS Software at (coming soon)
WARNING!!!!: You might SERIOUSLY want to REconsider forking out the money for the GPS maps you see online as MY observation from MANY people's experiences, the generic ones - NOT purchased from a reputable company IN Costa Rica, tend to be not so great (from former guests experiences - I'd say they were accurate only about 60% of the time vs. the software purchased here - at least 90% of the time they were accurate. People programming outside of CR don't get the concept of "50 meters from the oak tree" which was cut down 6 years ago.
The MOST CONSISTENTLY POSITIVE feedback I've heard was with
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WARNING!!!!: You might SERIOUSLY want to REconsider forking out the money for the GPS maps you see online as MY observation from MANY people's experiences, the generic ones - NOT purchased from a reputable company IN Costa Rica, tend to be not so great (from former guests experiences - I'd say they were accurate only about 60% of the time vs. the software purchased here - at least 90% of the time they were accurate. People programming outside of CR don't get the concept of "50 meters from the oak tree" which was cut down 6 years ago.
The MOST CONSISTENTLY POSITIVE feedback I've heard was with
EZFind Costa Rica
http://NavsatCR.com/en/ezfind/ez-find-costa-rica-navsat
By FAR SUPERIOR for GPS software!!http://NavsatCR.com/en/ezfind/ez-find-costa-rica-navsat
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