No, the road heading south out of Quepos is NOT the Interamerican
Highway. Someday it will be, but not yet. The government keeps
promising to pave the road between Quepos and Dominical, and I believe
some work has been done. But it is indeed, one of the worst roads in
the country. Past Dominical, the road is new and very good. Well, at
least it was 2 years ago. It may have developed pot holes since the
last time I travelled it.
Interamerican Highway runs down the middle of the country, and is not
a coastal route. But I think the general plan is to finish the coastal
route and it will become the preferred route from the southern zone to
the central valley.
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 19:10:51 -0500, "pike" wrote:
>Is this the same highway I travelled going south from Quepos last year? I
>couldn't believe how rough it was. Bone-jarring washboard for 50 miles, I
>think it took 2 hours, and to think that this is the backbone of the Central
>American trade route! I love Costa Rica and hope they get it together soon.
> wrote in message
>news:cembu0t0bpv390ar6jbr44kpmjpo0i5n7g@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:19:48 -0500, "G&G" wrote:
>>
>> >The North-South highway is known as the Pan American Highway or
>> >InterAmerican Highway and is designated "1".
>> >Pura vida,
>> >G
>> >
>> Just out of curiosity, are you based in San Jose?
>
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