Kid Friendly Costa Rica
First and foremost who in Costa Rica doesn’t have a kid! And if they don’t, there’s one on the way. It’s contagious. Even us, ex-pats, are multiplying like bunnies down here. My husband and I have made a sport out of counting the amount of pregnant women we see on the street within an hour. On average I’d say eight to ten. So you can understand how great Ticos (friendly acronym Costa Ricans use for themselves) are with kids.
I’m one of those people who never noticed babies, puppies or other supposedly-cute living things. But that’s so unlike the people who inhabit this country. Women and girls will cross highways and roaring crossways to coo, ahh and pick up your child. Even older men will sneak in a quick game of peek-a-boo. However, the most shocking contradiction is the local teens. Being that I was an extremely self-absorbed, self-centered teen myself, seeing these punked-out adolescents with spikes for bracelets, ripped jeans and hunched over backs breakout of heated, passionate, revolutionary conversations to gawk and tickle my son and to tell me how absolutely cute he is always leaves me a bit skeptical. But after this has happened over and over again, I’ve come to believe the genuineness of this culture’s adoration and patience of little people.
So bring your kids to a place where their egos will be pampered, their whims will be granted while you glow with gratitude that some countries still have the time to take out and appreciate the true joys of life.
Tags: Costa Rica, Family travel, humor, kid friendly, Multicultural, Travel
