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How to Read Road Signs in Costa Rica
If you plan to drive and you don’t speak Spanish, print this article and bring it with you!
| sign in Spanish | sign in English |
| alto | stop |
| camino cerrado | road closed |
| carril | lane |
| ceda/ceda el paso | yield the right of way (note, that if you’re on the side of the bridge that has the "ceda" sign, you must yield to oncoming traffic until the bridge is clear) |
| cruce | intersection |
| ¡cuidado! | watch out! |
| curva peligrosa | dangerous curve |
| despacio | slow |
| desprendimiento de terreno | falling rocks |
| desvio | detour |
| encienda los faros/las luces | turn on the lights |
| entrada | entrance |
| hombres trabajando | men at work |
| limite de velocidad | speed limit |
| no estacionar/se prohibe estacionar | no parking |
| no hay paso | wrong way |
| no virar | no turn |
| parqueo/estacinamiento | parking |
| peaje | toll (booth) |
| peatones | pedestrians |
| pista | highway |
| puente angosto | narrow bridge |
| reduzca la velocidad | reduce the speed |
| rotonda | round abound |
| salida | exit |
| una via | one-way street |
| zona escolar | school zone |
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June 27, 2009 6:32 pm
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