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Expat Living

The Most Clueless Gringo in Costa Rica: A Satirical Take on Expat Life

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If part of your online day includes mindless scrolling through reels, you’ve probably seen the Dos Equis beer parody commercials. The original ads featured the...
Arts and Culture

Costa Rica Sunday Soccer Matches Unite Barrios in Weekly Fútbol Ritual

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La cancha, el césped, the pitch — call it what you want — the soccer field is the heart of many barrios and small...
Expat Living

Why Costa Rica’s Drug Problem Persists and Possible Solutions

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Illegal drugs, and the drug trade, are driving factors behind the ever-increasing murder rate in Costa Rica. This is a given. A combination of...
Arts and Culture

The Day Costa Rica Stopped to Celebrate Claudia Poll’s Olympic Victory

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In the decades I have lived here, there were two sporting events that were so big that the country came to a brief standstill....
Expat Living

Chinese Influence in Costa Rica Grows from Business to Education

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Will the 21st Century someday be known as the Chinese century? Time will tell. They seem to be off to a good start when...
Expat Living

Costa Rica in the 90s From Mushrooms and Hammocks to a New Beginning

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I love my life in Costa Rica, so it is more than a little ironic that I also once hit my own personal rock...
Expat Living

A Costa Rica Expat and the Devil on His Shoulder

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Everyone has a dark side—that little devil in your conscience that says, go ahead and do it! even though you know it’s wrong. It...
Expat Living

Costa Rica Food Culture: From Bar Bocas to Fast Food Chains

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Once upon a time in Costa Rica, you could walk into a bar, order a beer, and receive a free boca – a small...
Expat Living

Why I Choose Real Life in Costa Rica Over the AI Hype

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When it comes to AI, call me OG. Old school. I sometimes wish I could go back to a time before it existed. Artificial...
Expat Living

Dominical to Quepos: The Costa Rican Road That Took 30 Years to Finish

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The original Pan-American Highway heading south from San José once took a dramatic and daunting route. It passed through the old capital of Cartago...
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