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Costa Rica Christmas and New Year’s Expressions

A visit to Costa during the Christmas holidays can you tell you a lot about Costa Rican culture and people.

All about Semana Santa (Easter Week) in Costa Rica

Easter week in Costa Rica is characterized by a whole gamut of activities that tourists current and future retired expats should know about as...

Slices of home to help expats ward off homesickness in Costa Rica

Over the last 30 years I have been successfully relocating scores of expats to Costa Rica. About forty percent who move here return home....

Costa Rica History: The Villalobos Brothers Fund

There is an old saying among expats here, “If you want to leave Costa Rica with a million dollars, come with two or three.” Almost...

Driving in Costa Rica: 6 Dangerous Highways to Avoid During Rainy Season

Many retired expats and other foreigners relocate here and are completely unaware of how dangerous some of the country’s roads become during the rainy...

Costa Rica Expat Living: Getting Back Confiscated License Plates

One of the major purposes of my columns on relocating to Costa Rica is to prepare future expats for Costa Rica’s  idiosyncrasies and cultural...

5 Reasons Most Costa Rica Expats Do Not Live on the Caribbean Coast

When potential expats hear about Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, the first thing that usually comes to mind are the many islands of the Caribbean...

Alcohol Consumption in Costa Rica

According to the La Nacion Costa Ricans consume 184 million liters (736 million quarts) of beer yearly Individually, Costa Ricans consumed an average of 10.5...

How to Speak Costa Rican Spanish: Pegas, Sobados and Sobadores

In Costa Rica pegas or empachos are synonymous with indigestion. When this occurs the lymph nodes are affected, and the stomach becomes inflamed with...

What are 5 Big Expenses for Costa Rica Expats?

Price tags always seem to catch expats moving to Costa Rica by surprise. Expectations for cheap prices for goods and services are quickly dispelled...

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