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Discussion in 'Costa Rica' started by jbnbsn99, 5 Jul 2016.

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  1. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    what does getting your passport flagged entail? Do you mean they just pulled you out of line to search your bags, or does it mean something else?
     
    Chlidonias, 17 Jul 2016
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  2. lowland anoa

    lowland anoa Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    It means that the person is supposed to be stopped (for whatever reason) by customs... Either taken into custody or denied entry. And also they maybe will confiscate your passport.
     
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  3. jbnbsn99

    jbnbsn99 Well-Known Member

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    Basically that. They pulled me aside. I didn't look like a threat, so I went along my way.
     
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  4. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    isn't that just the basic random (or "random") checks of people going through Customs? From googling, "flagging" a passport seems to be taken to mean any check of an individual person, so generally used as a euphemism more than anything. Or is it an official American security term for a personal Customs check?
     
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  5. elefante

    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Lucky you seeing scarlet macaws. I've been to Costa Rica twice and still haven't seen them there.
     
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  6. jbnbsn99

    jbnbsn99 Well-Known Member

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    The only place to find then is Tarcoles. They're everywhere there.
     
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  7. jbnbsn99

    jbnbsn99 Well-Known Member

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    We think it was just a random check.
     
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    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I didn't get to spend time in Tarcoles last time. The first time I went there we went to Tarcoles and Carrera but still didn't mange to see them. Guess I need to go back.
     
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  9. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    so how come the macaws are only found near that one village? Random chance survival, or they are specially protected there by the community, or released birds?

    I have a plan to visit Costa Rica, but it involves starting in Canada and ending in Tierra Del Fuego. I'm not sure when that will happen.
     
    Chlidonias, 18 Jul 2016
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  10. jbnbsn99

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    I think it's random chance survival. It's right on the outskirts of the Caraca National Park and the Tarcoles River home of one of the best mangroves in CR. There are some further south, but the biggest concentration is at Tarcoles.
     
    jbnbsn99, 18 Jul 2016
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