...I sense a brush with the Absolute Truth.

This is one of those times

OT but related to your comment in EB about US Caribe plans is something I found in searching the news getting ready for our annual foray to Costa Rica.

Costa Rica Dispatch: 23,000 Nicaraguans Have Fled to Costa Rica. 50 Fugitives Are Hiding Here. https://t.co/02LGarNpzA At a secret safe house, protesters wanted by the Nicaraguan government hope their exile is brief. All want to return and renew their u… https://t.co/ix4Y0Iww9Y

— Topnews (@lovelyawans1) January 13, 2019

Had been made aware of growth of Nica refugees in CR by locals over the years.

Based on a NYT article, Costa Rica authorities were now going to look for the safe house to determine whether it is a training camp or something?

Kept digging on Twitter about Nicaragua and sure looks like the actions by US in Venezuela and Nica bear some similarities. Lots of stuff about US sanctions.

Way OT : Have friend who lived in Nicaragua for a period several years ago and friends and travelers who told us how great a travel destination it was but never made it there. Now the hospitality industry is apparently crashing due to slow down in travelers.

Costa Rica is becoming less safe a destination due to increasing crime
with the US saying "Crime is increasing in Costa Rica and U.S. citizens are frequent victims. " Some Ticos say it is the Nicaraguans....

Gun laws limit gun ownership to 3 and a top security official thinks it should be one. Who stimulated the demand for guns in CR? I wonder if the NRA is there, too?

Several high profile murders of tourists and expats over the last several years. Still, lots to love about the people and the country.