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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...
Expat Living

Costa Rica’s Religious Culture Through the Eyes of a Non-Religious Expat

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Costa Rica is the only country in the Americas that has an official religion—Catholicism—enshrined in its constitution. While the Constitution recognizes freedom of worship,...
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