I had not visited Latin America since 1970. In 1970 and before I frequently traveled to Mexico’s southern Pacific Coast and to Guatemala. My means of travel then was the Mexican bus system and hitchhiking. I stayed for long periods of time and enjoyed it immensely. I painted many watercolors on these trips. What is Mexico like today? When I see it on the television news it seems crowded and overly concerned with making tourists feel like they are visiting Mexico but still sleeping at home. My wife Susan and I decided to fly down to Costa Rica and spend a couple of weeks on its Beaches and to enjoy its people and food. She had been there before. Susan and my daughter Casy Dare visited my son Davis, who was spending a semester studying Spanish
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