I just got back from a week's vacation to the Guancaste area in Costa Rica absolutely georgeous area. Gotta love that place as long as you can get over the condition of the roads...I never had a problem getting a person on the phone there, but had the resort help call in tough cases.

Thanks Smarty thats good info to have have a good time in Costa Rica play safe

Oh, and a little thing, if for travel, passport and visa questions, I always call the embassy or consulate, in the US, of the country I need the information for, I always get a real live person to talk to.