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Why I Choose Real Life in Costa Rica Over the AI Hype

Don Mateo - July 23, 2025

When it comes to AI, call me OG. Old school. I sometimes wish I could go back to a time before it existed. Artificial...

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Dominical to Quepos: The Costa Rican Road That Took 30 Years to Finish

Don Mateo - July 18, 2025

The original Pan-American Highway heading south from San José once took a dramatic and daunting route. It passed through the old capital of Cartago...

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Costa Rica’s Religious Culture Through the Eyes of a Non-Religious Expat

Don Mateo - July 15, 2025

Costa Rica is the only country in the Americas that has an official religion—Catholicism—enshrined in its constitution. While the Constitution recognizes freedom of worship,...

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Are Boomers Changing Costa Rica? One Expat’s Unfiltered Take

Don Mateo - July 10, 2025

According to the most recent demographic study, over 20% of all US citizens are classified as within the Boomer age range. Every year, many...

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Obesity in Costa Rica: A Growing Health Crisis After 35 Years of Change

Don Mateo - July 3, 2025

Recent studies claim that about one-third of adults in Costa Rica are considered obese and another third overweight. Which means about two-thirds of adults...

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