This would suck.

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A private school in Tamarindo has been shut down.

Ya I'm book for leaving to go down there March 31

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Edited: 03/12/2020 at 09:20 AM by KP

travel tickets will be cheap and
hopefully you can get back into the united states

According to a chart I posted on another section, In Central America, 222 confirmed, 2 dead, 4 recovered. Used to be, CR had the 3rd best medical system in the world (if you can get to a hospital) If you get sick there, at least you won't lose everything you own. When I used to go, I hoped they wouldn't flay me home.

Puntarenas and San Jose. The Puntarenas option was no Bueno.

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

wtf?

A friend just booked a $70.00 round trip flight to PR

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If I do not answer you .... nothing personal, I just have you on ignore.

The epidemic in the US might peak around June, if columnist Nick Kristof of the NY Times found the right experts. If so, August better?

Guatemala isn't allowing people from the US to visit.

"The New Zealand Government has announced that travellers arriving in New Zealand are required to self-isolate for 14 days. Restrictions will be reviewed in the next 16 days."

So watch out, things are likely to change. What we know is that the epidemic is just getting started on a large scale in the US and likely as not now through maybe July will be a time of little or no travel.

I have multiple clients either in Costa Rica right now or about to travel there soon. Some have asked to cancel their trip because they are being told they need to self-quarantine for 2 weeks when they get back. Luckily I booked their lodging where they had free cancellation up to a few days out. Flights are a different issue, but the airlines are trying to be accommodating. And then you can always get travel insurance, including one with a 'cancel for any reason' rider. I recommend Travel Insured for their good service and fair prices.

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Southwest is having a sale. I rebooked my late May-June flight, already cheap, for $89 cheaper. I doubt that travel will be practical during that period. The epidemic might be peaking and the airports might be closed. Right now, listening to the Jacksonsville Symphony, live. They're performing in an empty auditorium. They'd rehearsed, and they do broadcasts, so why not?

All the major ski resorts in Utah are closing as of 3/15. Some of the smaller, more remote ones staying open with limited tickets and operations. Similar in Colorado, from what I hear. Mt. Hood (Oregon) planning to stay open, but with major events cancelled.

Traveling? - -
- - Orlando International Airport TSA officer tests positive for coronavirus, TSA says




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TSA officer at Fort Lauderdale airport tests positive for coronavirus

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I'm increasingly expecting virus infections to peak around May or (more likely) June in the US, maybe different elsewhere. The virus may not thrive in hot weather, so might not be as much of a problem in Central America as in some other places, and there might be an overall slowdown in the northern hemisphere winter. Then a second wave of infections in fall. The virus may be around at relatively low levels for a year or more. So I don't know when normal travel may resume.

Well my decision was made for me...
costa-rica-declares-state-of-e...ners-and-non-residents

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Costa Rica declares State of Emergency due to coronavirus; will close borders to foreigners and non-residents. Costa Rica has declared a State of Emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic, President Carlos Alvarado announced Monday afternoon. The country will shut down its borders to foreigners and non-residents starting 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18. The restriction applies to the country's ports of entry via land, air or sea. Starting immediately, citizens and residents who arrive in Costa Rica will be subjected to a mandatory 14-day quarantine, President Alvarado said. The travel restrictions will continue through at least Sunday, April 12 at 11:59 p.m.

Edited: 03/17/2020 at 10:10 AM by tingo

My nephew is currently on a surf trip there. I'm sure his mom is freaking the @#$@ out right now.

Tingo- any idea what they are telling gringos that are already there?

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Foreigners who entered Costa Rica on a tourist visa after December 17, 2019, can legally remain in Costa Rica until May 17, 2020, according to a release from the agency.