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8 Types of Expats You’ll Meet in Costa Rica (And How to Avoid Being One!)

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Costa Rica expects to receive upwards of 3 million tourists in 2024. Most are cool. They will visit for a week or two. Some...
Arts and Culture

Rural Costa Ricans Rely on Unique Weather Folklore

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Is 2024 going to be a long, hot, dry year? Well, if you believe in the Costa Rican tradition known as ‘’pintando los dias’’,...
Expat Living

Tips for Living in Costa Rica on a Shoestring Budget

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So you are on a limited budget, but love Costa Rica and want to live here permanently. Everything seems more expensive than expected. The...
Expat Living

From New Year’s Scrooge, Feliz 2024 After Costa Rica Revelry

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When I was very young, January the 2nd was the saddest day of the year. The Christmas tree was stripped bare of its ornaments...
Expat Living

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...
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...
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