December in Costa Rica is not just for tamales, family get-togethers, loud fireworks displays, the annual Gordo lottery drawing, and skinny, sunburnt Santas. It...

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Barefoot Memories: The Street Wanderer of Quepos Costa Rica

Don Mateo - December 14, 2023

Recently I saw a photo on a Facebook page dedicated to residents of Quepos. Below his photo was his name and QDEP (Que Decansa...

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Microclimates Make Costa Rica A Miniature Natural Marvel

Don Mateo - December 11, 2023

I was talking with a tourist from Colombia. He said that Costa Rica was beautiful and wild and contained astounding naturaleza, but that Colombia...

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Costa Rica Expat Living: The Road Blockade

Don Mateo - November 26, 2023

The blocking of roads as a way of protesting a grievance used to be a regular occurrence in Costa Rica. In the year 2000,...

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Costa Rica Send Off: My Green Goodbye Plans

Don Mateo - November 20, 2023

I have now lived half of my life in Costa Rica, and as I have no plans to leave, my reality is that I...

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Costa Rican Games: Expect Peculiar Rules and ‘Superkings’

Don Mateo - November 16, 2023

Newcomers to Costa Rica encounter many challenges: A language barrier for non-Spanish speakers, cultural differences, dietary adjustments to name just a few. And for...

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When Costa Rica Temporarily Changed Time Zones

Don Mateo - November 7, 2023

The recent turning back of the clocks in North America reminded me that when I first arrived in Costa Rica, the country was experimenting...

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