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Hitchhiking isn't that popular for long distance rides within the local population. However, it works pretty well, especially close to beaches and in remote areas where there is almost no public transport. For hitchhiking the [[Panamerican highway]] you might wait a bit more then than on the beaches but it's still not bad. Except on remote beaches, the popular hitchhiking with pick-up trucks doesn't work in Costa Rica and is illegal - − the police does give high fines for violations of this particular law.