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Expat Living

Costa Rica Holidays: Why More Días Feriados Could Bring a 4-Day Workweek

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This year, Costa Rica has 12 officially sanctioned días feriados—mandated days off, most of them paid. Beyond these national holidays, each of the country’s...
Expat Living

Living in Costa Rica as an Expat Isn’t Perfect—But It’s Better Than You Think

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Anyone who has lived here more than a few months is well aware of the myriad problems present in 21st century Costa Rica: Violent...
Expat Living

35 Years of Change: An Expat’s Nostalgic Look at Costa Rica’s Past

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A relative newcomer to Costa Rica recently asked me what changes I had witnessed over the past 35 years of living here. I said...
Expat Living

Life as an Expat in Costa Rica: How Coffee, Food, and Health Habits Change

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It is early afternoon and I am sipping my fourth cup of coffee. This is nothing unusual, as I average over a liter of...
Expat Living

Scams in Costa Rica: How Con Artists Prey on Investors

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The first book I ever tried to read in Spanish was Robert Vesco Compra una República. It was 1991 and I was a few...
Expat Living

Costa Rica’s Bold New Tourist Trap: Where Beaches Meet Bars

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I don’t know about you, but I was very excited to read that Costa Rica has expressed interest in getting into one of the...
Expat Living

Costa Rica Retirement Dreams and Realities: A Tale of Tin Roofs and Tough Choices

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A few days ago, an old friend from the States gave me a call. He’d recently retired, gotten divorced, and was dreaming of a...
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When Paradise Fades: The Turbulent State of Tourism in Costa Rica

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If you were to ask an AI generator to depict the present state of tourism in Costa Rica in human form, you might get...
Expat Living

The Thrilling and Dangerous Reality of Motorcycles in Costa Rica

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They roar through the barrio at all hours, muffler optional. They show up suddenly in my side view mirror at an askew angle when...
Expat Living

Barrio Dogs: The Street-Smart Canines of Costa Rica

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In a quiet neighborhood in Costa Rica, a daily drama unfolds when local street dogs leave unwelcome deposits outside one homeowner's gate. While his...
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