Love and Madness in the Jungle. Costa Rica
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Love and Madness in the Jungle. Costa Rica
This true story just played out in Costa Rica is a great read, I thought.
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THE CITY of San José, Costa Rica, is a sprawling gray mess that doubles as the sex-tourism capital of Latin America. Thanks to legalized prostitution, parts of downtown look like Disneyland for horny, middle-aged Australians.
Meeting his wife for the first time
“Oh, I’m just on an enormous dose of lithium,†she said, in her unfiltered way. “I’m severely bipolar. So if I act strange, that’s why.â€
His end came just after midnight on January 8, 2010, in the top-floor bedroom of a circular mansion that looked like something Colonel Kurtz would have imagined in his dreams.
I was driven to our designated meeting place by her security chief and all-around fixer, Jose Pizarro, whose quiet warmth and casual style—close-cropped hair, mustache, polo shirt—did nothing to diminish his standing as a man to be obeyed. Having previously served as chief of Costa Rica’s civilian security force, Pizarro, 45, couldn’t drive ten feet without a cop shouting, “Generale!†or “Don Pizarro!â€
Two men aimed guns at John’s head, ordered him out of the truck, and started forcing him toward their vehicle. During the confusion, the gunmen fired two warning shots, and one of the rounds sprayed up dirt near John’s legs. Ann screamed. Suddenly, the assailants identified themselves as plainclothes police and arrested John.
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Some Extracts
THE CITY of San José, Costa Rica, is a sprawling gray mess that doubles as the sex-tourism capital of Latin America. Thanks to legalized prostitution, parts of downtown look like Disneyland for horny, middle-aged Australians.
Meeting his wife for the first time
“Oh, I’m just on an enormous dose of lithium,†she said, in her unfiltered way. “I’m severely bipolar. So if I act strange, that’s why.â€
His end came just after midnight on January 8, 2010, in the top-floor bedroom of a circular mansion that looked like something Colonel Kurtz would have imagined in his dreams.
I was driven to our designated meeting place by her security chief and all-around fixer, Jose Pizarro, whose quiet warmth and casual style—close-cropped hair, mustache, polo shirt—did nothing to diminish his standing as a man to be obeyed. Having previously served as chief of Costa Rica’s civilian security force, Pizarro, 45, couldn’t drive ten feet without a cop shouting, “Generale!†or “Don Pizarro!â€
Two men aimed guns at John’s head, ordered him out of the truck, and started forcing him toward their vehicle. During the confusion, the gunmen fired two warning shots, and one of the rounds sprayed up dirt near John’s legs. Ann screamed. Suddenly, the assailants identified themselves as plainclothes police and arrested John.
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Re: Love and Madness in the Jungle. Costa Rica
Wow, what a mess. Brilliant minds are fragile.
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I thought the courts and authorities were certain to shut her away forever and split the 90million they had invested in the country. World's gone mad.
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