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Subject:	Re: Collecting in Golfito, Costa Rica
From:	David Kirsh <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Conchologists List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 4 Aug 2005 20:07:49 -0400
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Marlo,
Is this a new restriction? I brought shells back in 2002 without hassle. Do they stipulate live-collected?
David Kirsh

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From: marlo <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Aug 4, 2005 8:03 PM
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Subject: Re: Collecting in Golfito, Costa Rica

The prohibition against collecting marine shells anywhere in Costa Rica is
rather strict.  Any shells found in luggage during departure (all luggage is
inspected) will be confiscated.

marlo



Â   Â  Â "To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of year, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be." -Rachel Carson

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