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Costa Rica’s pure, clean rivers have presented a fatal attraction during the first days of 2006.  This fact points out that if you aren’t very familiar with the river or swimming hole you would like to take a dip in, it would be better not to enter.

Jorge Rovira, subdirector of assistance of the Red Cross, said that is not possible to identify the most dangerous places, they are all vulnerable.   "All the rivers, lagoons, swimming holes, and beaches are a risk if we don’t take basic precautions."

Advice for safe  swimming:
- If you can’t swim, don’t enter.  Not even wading.
- Ask locals if it is safe to swim in a particular spot before going in.
- Don’t leave children alone near the water.
- If you do go in, make sure it is a place people commonly bathe in.
- Pay attention to instructions given by lifeguards

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