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Expat Living

Ring of Fire Earthquakes Put Costa Rica’s Seismic Risk in Focus

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A series of powerful earthquakes around the Pacific Ring of Fire has renewed attention on Costa Rica’s seismic risk and the tectonic forces constantly moving beneath.
Expat Living

Why Spending US Dollars in Costa Rica Can Be Surprisingly Difficult

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When money is the subject, I am as old school as anybody. Cash is king in my world. The thrill, the feel of a...
News

The Unexpected Reason Some Travelers May Prefer Costa Rica

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My friend Tomas has worked most of his life in one kind of tourism or another. He’s 100 percent Tico but spent many years...
Expat Living

Is Costa Rica Losing Its Tourism Edge in Central America?

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Imagine that the seven nations of Central America are participants in a race. The race has no finish line. Instead it's an ongoing competition...
Expat Living

The Costa Rica I Remember From the 1990s

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Lately I have seen an abundance of AI-generated clips portraying happy scenes of how life was back in the day. One shows Christmas 1985,...
Expat Living

Watching the 2026 World Cup Final in a Costa Rica Dive Bar

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Since moving to Costa Rica in 1990, I have not missed a World Cup final. I've watched them from a bar, from a friend's...
Expat Living

A White-Knuckle Taxi Trip Through the Mountains of Costa Rica

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With my car doing what it does best– sitting idly in the carport awaiting a part– I walked twenty minutes in the dark down...
Crime

Will Costa Rica’s New Maximum Security Prison Reduce Crime?

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To the surprise of no one, the Minister of Justice recently announced that the construction of the prison to beat all prisons, the Tico...
Expat Living

What an Overnight Layover in Panama Really Feels Like

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Tocumen International Airport in Panama. My last stop before home. There was an eight-hour layover. A hotel hardly seemed worth it. I had a...
Expat Living

Why the 2026 World Cup Feels Strange Without La Sele

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It is still hard to believe that, even with the gift of an expanded 48-team field, I am watching only the second World Cup...
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