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Costa Rica Expat Living: Healthcare

Don Mateo - July 21, 2023

Costa Rica is one of the healthiest countries in the Americas. It has one of only 5 Blue Zones in the world (the areas...

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From Lawbreaker to Scammed: A Criminal’s Downfall in Costa Rica

Don Mateo - July 17, 2023

A guy I know who shall remain nameless is one of the few expats I have met over the years in Costa Rica who...

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Costa Rica Expat Living: Unmasking Cover Stories

Don Mateo - 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...

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

Don Mateo - 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–...

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Costa Rica Expat Living: The Soccer Phenomenon

Don Mateo - 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,...

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Costa Rica Expat Life: Living with Earthquakes

Don Mateo - 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...

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Costa Rica and Coffee: A Love Story Brewed Over Three Decades

Don Mateo - 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...

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Costa Rica Expat Living – The Pulperia

Don Mateo - 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...

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Expat Life in Costa Rica: Beyond the Beaches and Hammock

Don Mateo - 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...

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Costa Rica Expat Living: My Encounter with Money Changers

Don Mateo - 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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