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Why Do People Keep Calling Me “Tomás”?

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My name is Mateo. Most people remember my name once we have met, but for some inexplicable reason, there are a number of Costa...
Arts and Culture

Costa Rica Rings in School Graduation Season for All Ages 

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December in Costa Rica is not just for tamales, family get-togethers, loud fireworks displays, the annual Gordo lottery drawing, and skinny, sunburnt Santas. It...
Expat Living

Barefoot Memories: The Street Wanderer of Quepos Costa Rica

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Recently I saw a photo on a Facebook page dedicated to residents of Quepos. Below his photo was his name and QDEP (Que Decansa...
Costa Rica

Microclimates Make Costa Rica A Miniature Natural Marvel

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I was talking with a tourist from Colombia. He said that Costa Rica was beautiful and wild and contained astounding naturaleza, but that Colombia...
Arts and Culture

Tropical Christmas: Traditions and Tamales in Costa Rica

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Feliz Navidad! Is it too early to say that? Nah– It is now officially Christmas season. Unofficially, it started sometime in October. I saw Christmas...
Costa Rica

Costa Rica Expat Living: The Road Blockade

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The blocking of roads as a way of protesting a grievance used to be a regular occurrence in Costa Rica. In the year 2000,...
Expat Living

Costa Rica Send Off: My Green Goodbye Plans

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I have now lived half of my life in Costa Rica, and as I have no plans to leave, my reality is that I...
Costa Rica

Costa Rican Games: Expect Peculiar Rules and ‘Superkings’

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Newcomers to Costa Rica encounter many challenges: A language barrier for non-Spanish speakers, cultural differences, dietary adjustments to name just a few. And for...
Costa Rica

When Costa Rica Temporarily Changed Time Zones

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The recent turning back of the clocks in North America reminded me that when I first arrived in Costa Rica, the country was experimenting...
Expat Living

Expat Living: The Misery of Costa Rica’s Industrial Strength Flu

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It's that time of year. The afternoons are overcast and rainy, darkness falls before 6 pm, and everywhere you go, you hear the sounds...
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