www.CostaRicaTicas.com

You have to shop around. If you are a veteran you can use USAA, Capital One now has a banking as well as credit card operations, look around at your local Credit Unions most have few if any fees for debit/credit cards transactions. With online banking, direct deposit, etc. you are not tied to your local bank.

They may take some work to find but if you stay away from the banking giants there are banks out there with much more customer friendly policies.

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Pura Vida
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four
essential food groups:
alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
Alex Levine

Here's a site to aid your search--whom to avoid, whom to choose: http://www.mybanktracker.com/highest-rated-banks
This may help with a credit union choice: http://www.bankrate.com/funnel/credit-u ... 23192659:s

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"A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind"--Dr. Johnson
"Amen, brother"-ED

Should have said that I'm Canadian....and for a while I actually thought I could do it through a Canadian Bank with operations in Latin America...but sadly they still charge that fee. As does every other one in Canada.

That's the only fee I really ever pay so I guess I shouldn't complain too much.