Discovering Costa Rica

After the earthquake: + Look for injured and trapped people + Do not move injured people unless they are in immediate danger + Check water and electric lines. If you think they could be damaged, disconnect the service + Do not use your vehicle unless it is for an emergency + Be prepared for aftershocks and be very careful if you enter faulted buildings because they could collapse with other tremors + Do not use the phone unless it is for an emergency + Tune your radio to listen to instructions from the authorities Time Local Time Zone Costa Rica’s time zone coincides with Central Standard Time Zone (GMT-6). Costa Rica does not observe Daylight Savings Time. Telling Time Costa Rica generally uses the 12-hour clock rather than the 24-hour clock, or military time. + To ask for the time: ¿Qué hora es? + To tell the time: Son las __ y __, where the first blank is the hour and the second is the minutes

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