Where is the chancellor? Consular inefficiency has a name and surname

Thousands of Costa Ricans abroad face abandonment and extreme bureaucracy in consulates. Costa Ricans living abroad face a real ordeal every time we need attention from Costa Rica’s consulates in the United States. The experience is not only frustrating, it is outrageous. And the responsibility has a face: the chancellor’s. A few days ago, when planning a family trip, we checked our passports. My wife, an older adult like me, had hers expired. T…