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I speak Spanish, but it was nice for me not to have to translate for Suzanne. We looked at a fort then got down to business, shopping at the Dungeons. Our driver parked himself under a tree, waited, and came to Suzanne's aid during a particularly intense negotiation. After shopping, we went to the zocalo, parked the driver in a restaurant, and went wandering. We felt perfectly safe at all times.
The only real annoyance were the guys selling post cards, using the in-your-face tactic.
Use credit cards for purchases to get the float. I "paid" $84 (in local currency, converted) for a $150 piece of embroidery work (fabulous stuff) and the charge came through as $72, once it was converted again.
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We spent pre-cruise time there, so I don't know about the shore excursions. When we ported at Caldera on the previous trip there was an excursion to Sarchi where they make little wooden carts painted in garish colors. With flowers. The Poas volcano is an interesting outing (warning! COLD on top of the mountain!) if you happen to hit a time when it is not fogged in. There is a "cloud forest" that might be on an excursion list. The city of San Jose is not particularly interesting, but that's a personal observation.
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