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Costa Rica Expat Living: Unmasking Cover Stories

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Over the years in Costa Rica, I have met my share of con artists, bull throwers, and downright liars, both expat and local. I...
Costa Rica

Costa Rica Expat Living: An Insight into Costa Rica’s Dog Culture

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There are three types of dog owners in the world: Number one–People who love having a dog for a pet and companion. Number 2–...
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Costa Rica Expat Living: The Soccer Phenomenon

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Earlier this month, Man City beat Milan 1-0 to win the European Champions Cup, which, for many fans of the world’s most popular sport,...
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Costa Rica Expat Life: Living with Earthquakes

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In Costa Rica, there is always a whole lotta shaking going on. This beautiful but unstable land mass we call home is continually in...
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Costa Rica Expat Living – Coffee

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After thirty years in Costa Rica, I can no longer deny it: My name is Don Mateo, and I am a coffee addict. It...
Costa Rica

Costa Rica Expat Living – The Pulperia

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Most every small town and working-class urban barrio has a corner convenience store – known as a pulperia in Costa Rica. There are various...
Costa Rica

Expat Life in Costa Rica: Beyond the Beaches and Hammock

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A common perception among some is that life in a tropical paradise like Costa Rica is a permanent vacation, a hedonistic existence of lounging...
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Costa Rica Expat Living: My Encounter with Money Changers

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My first day ever in San Jose, walking down Avenida Segunda. I passed a gauntlet of men, all repeating the same mantra– “Dolares, dolares”....
Costa Rica

Reflecting on Diario Extra’s Influence on Costa Rican Media

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I was stunned to read that Diario Extra, the best-selling daily newspaper in Costa Rica, went out of business on June 1st. If you...
Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s Evolution: 8 Major Transformations Over 30 Years

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I have lived in Costa Rica for over 30 years, long enough to have seen some major generational changes. The first several times I...
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