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Why Costa Rica Failed to Qualify for the 2026 World Cup

The Men’s Soccer World Cup is coming up in June. For only the second time in the 21st century, Costa Rica will not be...

What It’s Like to Be Agnostic in Costa Rica

Pura Vida may be the unofficial slogan of Costa Rica, but Vivir y Deja Vivir– Live and let live– would be equally fitting. Everywhere...

Living in Costa Rica: The Experiences That Make It Feel Like Home

The Costa Rica checklist. For the average visitor, it reads something like: Volcano, cloud forest, rain forest, beach, waterfall, coffee tour, etc. Think of...

Growing Old in Costa Rica as an Expat and Immigrant

There are no readily available numbers for the number of foreigners, meaning non-Ticos, who die in Costa Rica each year. Between drownings, car crashes,...

Why Costa Rica’s Murder Rate Keeps Rising

Bullets are flying in Costa Rica. Every day, it seems, I read online about a new murder in San José, Limón, or Puntarenas. I...

Costa Rica Wildlife Encounters at Home

One of Costa Rica's main attractions is our plentiful wildlife. Tourists come to see monkeys, sloths, toucans and more in their natural habitats. But...

When Therians Arrive in Costa Rica

This past month I learned a new word: Therian. The first time I heard it used was by our outgoing president, Rodrigo Chaves, who...

Quepos Reinvents Itself from a Costa Rican Banana Port to a Sportfishing Hub

Over nearly a century, the Central Pacific Coast town Quepos has evolved from the banana-driven economy of the United Fruit Company to a popular...

A Typical Day in Costa Rica From Roosters to Sunset in Manuel Antonio

At my recent high school reunion, one curious ex-classmate asked me to describe a “typical day” for me in Costa Rica. I was stumped....

The Libertarian Case for Legalizing Drugs in Costa Rica

I have a friend who describes himself as an anarcho-capitalist libertarian. He believes in total individual freedom He calls speed bumps “Commie humps,” scoffs at speed limits,...

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