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HomeWalking AroundNo parking. Unless you want to park there, I guess

No parking. Unless you want to park there, I guess

no parking

The sign directly above these two motorcycles reads: Motorcycle parking prohibited. This is in front of San José’s court complex on the edge of downtown. There are time when rules in Costa Rica feel like mere suggestions. This is one of those cases.

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