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Expat Living

Thinking of Moving to Costa Rica? The Good, Bad & ‘Experts’ You’ll Meet

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Newcomers to Costa Rica have it much easier today. When my then wife and I made the decision to come here in 1989, there...
Expat Living

Costa Rican Family Life Through North American Eyes

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My Tica wife was one of 14 kids. Twelve of the fourteen, all between the ages of early 50s to mid 70s are still...
Arts and Culture

Local Restaurant Wars Show Costa Rica Business Reality

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Competition is good, right? It is arguably what most drives the capitalist system. An open marketplace of goods and services, for the buyer to...
Costa Rica

9 of the Most Thankless Jobs in Costa Rica

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There are nearly a million Costa Ricans who work in what is known as the “informal” sector of the economy. These jobs are characterized...
Costa Rica

Historic Rio Virilla: Site of Costa Rica’s Most Tragic Train Disaster

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Rio Virilla is not one of the major rivers of Costa Rica. At about 55 kilometers in length, it meanders through the Central Valley,...
Expat Living

Life in Costa Rica: An Expat’s View of San Jose’s Metropolitan Area

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The GAM– La Gran Area Metropolitana– is the acronym for the greater metro area of San Jose. It extends as far west as Atenas...
News

Costa Rica Train Service Offers Scenic City Connection

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Passenger rail travel in Costa Rica has been around since the late 19th century. The first functioning railroads connected the Port of Limon with...
Expat Living

Costa Rica Pacific Coast Drive Then and Now

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Last weekend I took a Costa Rican road trip: Perez Zeledon to Dominical, Dominical to Quepos, Quepos to La Palma de Puerto Jimenez and...
Expat Living

Expat Battles Exotic Bugs and Parasites in Costa Rica Paradise

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When I first made the move from the northern US to the tropics, it took my immune system a while to adjust. In my...
Expat Living

Expat’s Theft Reveals Growing Property Crime in Costa Rica

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For the third time in my thirty plus years in Costa Rica, I was a victim of property theft. It happened two days before...
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