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When the Best Monkey Falls from the Tree

Don Mateo - January 24, 2023

There is a Costa Rican expression my wife likes to use when I am overconfident about a situation: El mejor mono cae del zapote. The best...

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Costa Rica Expat Life: Political Correctness Not Spoken Here

Don Mateo - January 1, 2023

When it comes to using a word or nickname to describe another person, the average Costa Rican is refreshingly un-politically correct. An overweight guy...

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Costa Rica Expat Life: The Body in the Road

Don Mateo - December 30, 2022

It was the end of a long summer day in the tourism business. I lived 10 km inland from the ocean, and was on...

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Tourism in Costa Rica that Dare not Speak its Name

Don Mateo - November 28, 2022

I was seated in the bar of a downtown San Jose hotel, waiting for friends to arrive.An attractive young woman took the seat next...

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The Score: An Expat’s Story about Cannabis in Costa Rica

Don Mateo - November 7, 2022

With Costa Rica’s new president on board with marijuana legalization, my thoughts went back to late 1990. It was my first month in Costa...

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Costa Rica Expat Life: La Pobrecita

Don Mateo - October 20, 2022

Recently I was driving from Dominical to Quepos, on the Costenara highway. My first 20 yearsin Costa Rica, this 40km stretch was unpaved, a...

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