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If Costa Rica doesn't scream "freedom" and "welcoming to foreigners" to you, you haven't been paying attention to your continental neighbors. Mexico is great o
by WildUtah 15y ago
If Costa Rica doesn't scream "freedom" and "welcoming to foreigners" to you, you haven't been paying attention to your continental neighbors. Mexico is great on most counts outside the border region, too. Even Guatemala and Nicaragua and Panama are quite welcoming.
- freehunter 15y agoLike I mentioned, the US has some pretty anti-Latin American bias. Everything shown in the media is either Sandals Resorts, Caribbean Cruise Lines, or jungles and warlords. People all around the world only know what they're taught or what they've seen first hand. Not many Americans have seen Latin America first-hand. I have been to Panama, came in on a boat from Mexico. The advice I received in the port was to not set foot in the port in the first place and avoid law enforcement even if I got into trouble. Of course I received the same warning on the trip back to Mexico, so... Like the whole system or not, America and their buddies do a pretty decent job of keeping street thugs to a minimum.