| While in Costa Rica not too long ago, I returned to the | | | | Chilean bomber plane near the roadside. When I first |
| popular beach resort of Manuel Antonio located on | | | | passed this new restaurant with it's peculiar structure, I |
| Costa Rica's Central Pacific Coast. With its verdant | | | | started shaking my head and saying to myself, "What |
| jungle clad cliffs, dramatic tropical panoramas and | | | | the hell is going here?" The bomber plane is totally |
| scintillating sunsets, Manuel Antonio is probably the | | | | incongruous to the mellow laid back tropical ambiance |
| most picturesque and beautiful resort area in all of | | | | of Manuel Antonio and totally out of character in |
| Costa Rica. Having last visited the resort area in Dec. | | | | Costa Rica. |
| 1994, Manuel Antonio hasn't changed that much | | | | Many Costa Ricans are very upset about this new |
| despite the addition of a number of new hotels, cafes | | | | restaurant with the propped up bomber and rightfully |
| and restaurants. | | | | so; you see, Costa Rica is peace-loving nation and |
| One new tourist development though has caused quite | | | | they abolished their armed forces a long time ago. As |
| a stir in Manuel Antonio and that is 'El Avion' (The | | | | one irate hotel owner said to me, - "the owner of The |
| Plane), a restaurant built near the apex of the hill | | | | Plane is an insensitive blanco to have placed a bomber |
| affording spectacular views of the resort area. As | | | | plane in my resort area; we are a peace loving |
| part of the restaurant's facade, the American owner - | | | | country!" I have since renamed this new attraction the |
| I understand he's from Texas - has propped up a | | | | abomination of Manuel Antonio! |