The Roads

I already mentioned that raw materials for concrete are tough to come by in this part of the world. They must be shipped in from the capital city San Jose which makes pavement a very expensive luxury. Aside from the main road the rest were simply gravel or just plain dirt. Having a 4x4 with good ground clearance is almost a necessity here. Combine this with frequent flash flooding and steep mountainous terrain and you have a recipe for disaster. Surprisingly, however, traffic accidents were rather uncommon.

Mud road. This was on a NOT-rainy day

Bus vs. Tanker on blind turn.

Luckily no one was hurt in this collision

Typical vehicle

Better leave plenty of time to get to work... in case you get caught behind this guy

Typical parking lot

Street with sidewalk near San Vito hospital