Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes: Rediscovery, 50 Years On
Coming into Costa Rica this time, I thought how different my arrival into the country was from the first time, 50 years, almost to the day, later. This time I was flying in a Copa Airlines 737 from Panama City to San Jose. A half century ago, I was nearing the end of my four-month exploration through Mexico and Central America. Three days earlier, I was leaving Guatemala heading south, four countries yet to go, with $22 left in my…