When cultural heritage is within reach, it becomes really frustrating once you find out that you are hindered by something petty--like a 500-dollar bill.Bound by the constitution, the local government of Costa Rica could not hire an official translator to handle a Letter Rogatory which will be sent to Germany, where more than 400 pieces of pre-Columbian Costa Rican art are stored. It just so happens that the translators authorized by the German government charge 500 dollars, more than double of what Costa Rican law permits.
Link: AFP: Costa Rica, 500 dollars short of reclaiming pre-Columbian art
