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Seahawks fans in Playas del Coco enjoy the Super Bowl Costa Rican style

By Vicki Barnes

On the north side of the main street in Playas del Coco in the northern Nicoya peninsula  in Costa Rica gringos are hunched over their drinks at the Lizard Lounge. Three televisions and a projection TV are tuned to the American Super Bowl. Conversation is a bit subdued.

Across the street at Zi Lounge, the place is rocking. Patrons are lifting their beers and umbrella-festooned tropical drinks in happy cheers, slapping high fives with their neighbors and screaming indecipherable epithets to one another and into the street. Five huge screen TVs are blasting the NFL championship game. Continue reading →