Alejuela is a traditional Latin American city with a “parque central” in the town center surrounded by several buildings and of course the cathedral, which interestingly has a hemispherical cupola made of sheets of red corrugated metal. 
A more modern park, Parque Juan Santamaria, with some interesting sculptures and a statute of a hero in action, is the place where the young people hang out at night. On Saturday morning there is a procession down the street with someone carrying the statute of a Saint and reciting “Hail Mary’s”
Turns out the San Jose International Airport is not actually in San Jose, rather it is in Alejuela So we found The Guaria Inn, a few blocks from the center of town, with a very friendly staff and 5 minutes from the airport. Mom’s flight is delayed several hours, but she eventually makes it off to the States We could hardly believe a week had gone by, how time flies when you are having fun.
