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Costa Rica Expat Living: Unmasking Cover Stories
Don Mateo
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July 13, 2023
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
Don Mateo
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July 11, 2023
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–...
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Expat Living: The Soccer Phenomenon
Don Mateo
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June 28, 2023
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,...
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Expat Life: Living with Earthquakes
Don Mateo
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June 25, 2023
In Costa Rica, there is always a whole lotta shaking going on. This beautiful but unstable land mass we call home is continually in...
Arts and Culture
Costa Rica and Coffee: A Love Story Brewed Over Three Decades
Don Mateo
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June 22, 2023
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
Don Mateo
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June 19, 2023
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
Don Mateo
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June 15, 2023
A common perception among some is that life in a tropical paradise like Costa Rica is a permanent vacation, a hedonistic existence of lounging...
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Expat Living: My Encounter with Money Changers
Don Mateo
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June 8, 2023
My first day ever in San Jose, walking down Avenida Segunda. I passed a gauntlet of men, all repeating the same mantra– “Dolares, dolares”....
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Reflecting on Diario Extra’s Influence on Costa Rican Media
Don Mateo
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June 5, 2023
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
Don Mateo
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May 30, 2023
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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