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Expat & Retirement Living
5 Ways to Become a Legal Resident of Costa Rica
CHoward
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December 7, 2021
Becoming a legal resident of Costa Rica can be a challenge. We summarize the options.
Arts and Culture
Learning Spanish in Costa Rica: There’s lots to get from Latin Soap Operas
CHoward
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December 3, 2021
Spanish can be melodramatic.A telenovela or novela is a Spanish language soap opera. Telenovelas seem to be the opiate of the masses in Latin...
Arts & Culture
Learning Spanish In Costa Rica for Expats and Tourists
CHoward
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November 23, 2021
You can't call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang.
Expat Living
Costa Rica’s Sidewalks: Hidden Minefields and a real danger
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November 7, 2021
When one thinks of minefields, the first thing that comes to mind are the world’s worn-torn zregions where armed conflicts have taken place. Nobody...
Expat & Retirement Living
Expat Life: My Long Journey to Costa Rica
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October 30, 2021
When I tell people that I have lived in Costa Rica for 42 years, they inevitably ask me, “What brought you here in the...
Expat & Retirement Living
16 Reasons Why You Should Move to Costa Rica
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October 23, 2021
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about who should not move to Costa Rica. I received a lot of interesting responses from...
Expat & Retirement Living
30 reasons why you shouldn’t move to Costa Rica
CHoward
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October 9, 2021
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to observe firsthand thousands of foreigners who have relocated to Costa Rica. Many fulfill their of...
Expat Living
Is Costa Rica dangerous for expat retirees? — Putting crime into the proper perspective
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September 26, 2021
I am repeatedly asked by people thinking of relocating here if there is a lot of crime. I have lived in Costa Rica for over...
Arts & Culture
How to get by on a shoestring in Costa Rica: The story of Banana Bread Steve
CHoward
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September 20, 2021
A while back I met Steve, who had lived in Hawaii for many years. He moved to Costa Rica because Hawaii had become very...
Expat Living
How to Live in Costa Rica on a Budget: 20 Money-Saving Tips for
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September 19, 2021
Some tips for cheaper living in Costa Rica.
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