The warning is clear: men should stay away not only from heavy drinking, but most importantly, from attractive lonely women who can tempt them away from their family life.

At Castillo guests have notice their toiletries missing then returned, strange drafts, strong feelings of a presence in room 11.

The girls at the Key Largo have told many about the ghost of a chica in the ladies room and they seem genuinely scared when talk about it.

The Del Rey has had more tragedies happen there than they would like to discuss. Suicides, overdoses, girls being abducted and murdered. Certain rooms that some the chicas will not step foot into because what had happened in that room.

These things really don't bother me but I have talked with some guys that said they will not step foot in the Del Rey again because of the deep sensation of pure evil they felt there.

The Key Largo and Castillo are converted older Mansions and these places tend to lend themselves to having spirits about.

Also check out this thread http://costaricaticas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=35166

Here is another link that includes a few more.
http://www.costaricapages.com/blog/tico ... aunts/1601

Another tale, likely created by men, tells of a deadly bug called La Machaca. Once bitten by La Machaca, a young girl must have sex with a man within 24 hours to avoid death.