Following the devastating floods and road closures that hit the area last month, access to SarapiquĂ has returned to normal. Officials from SarapiquĂ's Tourism Chamber said in a statement Wednesday that Route 4 is back to full service within the cantĂłn popular among foreign and national tourists.
I saw these panhandlers all the time — men and women, all ages and shapes, who stood before the busload of people and recited their grievances in rehearsed monologues. Then they made their way down the aisle, taking coins in their hands. Sometimes they sold things, like breath mints or religious tchotchkes. Other times they asked only for alms.
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