Controversy
Despite the episode airing in 1999 in the U.S. and a few years later in Latin America (except in Brazil; MTV Brasil aired it in 1999), the episode has caused a bit of controversy in February 2007 over the comments that Cartman made about Costa Rica saying that the town "smells like ass" and the way the creators show the country full of "prostitutes, shantytowns and trash." The Costa Rican Government was reportedly "not amused" with this episode.
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