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Except on remote beaches, hitchhiking on the back of pick-up trucks like other Central American countries doesn't work in Costa Rica and is illegal − the police give high fines for violations of this particular law. Your lifts will come with other sorts of vehicles.
Like in all of central americaCentral America, the dirty-hippy look is not appreciated at all! People here wash every day, wear clean clothes and change them as often as possible. Not doing so is seen as a sign of the utmost disrespect and bad education, and is not recommended if you hope to get anywhere hitch-hiking, however hard it might be to find a shower and some place to dry clothes every day!
If you are hitch-hiking through Cost Rica on the North-south or South-north rout, it is well worth while not going down the pan-american Panamerican (highway 2) all the way and instead taking the 34 along the pacific coast. A lot of truckers go that way anyhow as it is less hassle and not so mountainous, so if you are lucky enough to find a ride that is crossing the country you might just go that way without having to ask.
Compared to the rest of central americaCentral America, life in Costa Rica is very very expensive! This is due to the fact that Costa Ricans pay very high taxes on all purchased goods, and in exchange have good social services and pay hardly no taxes on anything else, including their salaries. Of course, it's a pain for the tourist who never uses anything else than purchased goods...
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=== Maps ===
You can get simple roadmaps with gas petrol stations for free in the tourist information in [[San José (Costa Rica)|San José]]. Other recommended maps: ''Reise Know-How "Costa Rica/Panama"'' scale: 1:550.000 (world mapping project). There are various maps in the ''Libreria Lehman'' in the pedestrian zone (Calle Central, in [[San José (Costa Rica)|San José]]).
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