In their defense, they just had a dengue fever outbreak that some thought the government didn't react strongly/quickly enough over. I bet you that many skittish travelers who just got off their de lujo cruises were relieved to see a mask in their room.

And yes, I will probably be P.O.d if next month, when I'm there, I have to go through "the special terminal" and disembark with my mask, when the clerk who last year didn't even want to let me declare imports I needed to and wanted to declare, will be scanning me for fever.

Besides, if "Typical Latin panic" didn't exist, the futbol games would be very boring.