Costa Rica security downgrade
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Great question. I saw the same thing but have not seen any notices or answers from IL??
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Can I ask where you saw this? Is it on the US Embassy site?
I see that it says an increase in crime.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/costa-rica-travel-advisory.html
Personally, I don't notice anything different and I haven't seen much online about this.
I think in general more things are getting reported so maybe the statistics are going up. I know that now in Tamarindo we have a police station (new a couple of years ago) and for that reason more people are reporting crimes.
A lot of music festivals have been happening in the Tamarindo area and this past BPM was actually cancelled the first day of the festival as Costa Rica said it didn't have the right permits and security for the event. This seems like a step in the right direction; music festivals often bring in a lot of drug issues so many people in the community are happy to see this cancelled and hoping it means no new ones in the future. -
please see my above comment
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Personally, I have heard of more gun violence in the news in the past year or so in the country. A few years back, we had very few shootings--I do see a rise in general. I don't notice it as much as violence in tourism, yet we must always be vigilant and pay attention.
I am grateful for my community and neighborhood and love where I live. Feeling safe in my home is always my number one priority.