TOnce upon a time, there lived a grand old fi g tree in the district of Montes de Oca. Large and leafy as an higuerón tends to be, it was known by all the townspeople for the tree was a main point of reference. In those days, long before the arrival of Waze or GPS, this colossal tree offered shade to weary passersby and served as a landmark from where Ticos gave directions or oriented themselves in this part of San José. Many years later, perhaps in the name of progress and following the sad fate of so many others, our majestic fig disappeared.