A few weeks ago I noticed this X-wing, complete with R2 unit, outside a beach-front hotel in the town of Jaco, Costa Rica. I could find no apparent reason for it being there.

It’s mounted on what looks like a small stage, but there isn’t much room around it. You can see roughly where it is on google maps here, the problem is it’s not there yet - many new buildings have gone up since this was taken, the town is developing fast.

Is is street art? An advert? Is the local theater company doing an outdoor performance of Return of the Jedi? Could it affect the country’s efforts to go carbon neutral? If anyone out there on the intertubes has more information on the X-wing, I’d love to know what it’s doing there.