Even in a somewhat depressed area of Costa Rica like Puntarenas, the basic infrastructure is in good condition especially compared to El Salvador. It goes to show what fifty plus years without an army and without civil war can do for a country. The following pictures were taken on one of my many walks from the Costa Rica Yacht Club to the central part of Puntarenas.
The two restaurants are typical of the non-tourist part of town. The men’s club seems to have failed probably due to the demise of the port. Of course the scrap dealer serves a universal need for recycling.
Due to the poorer economy there were many closed up buildings bespeaking a better time.
The fishing fleet also showed signs of decline, while I have to admit that the lone rusting fishing boat seemed quite picturesque. There seemed to be a large number of Japanese or Chinese fishing boats languishing about also.
There are still two decent chandleries one with an engine repair shop.
No Mexican town would be complete without its Mercado.
Two other structures just caught my eye. One is a now unused water tower made obsolete by a new water system. The other appears to be a sand washing plant perhaps to make beach sand usable for cement, but that is just a guess.
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