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Voting in Costa Rica and the Upcoming Election

Sarah Jordan -
As you travel along the roads of Costa Rica you are quickly reminded of the upcoming election. Whether it be a dirt road through...
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Learning Spanish In Costa Rica for Expats and Tourists

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You can't call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang. 
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A Multitasking Costa Rica Garden: Setting up Aquaponics at Home

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Is aquaponics in Costa Rica a highly efficient fish-plant ecosystem, too complex for the home gardener? Not so, says Ed Bernhardt. .
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Costa Rica’s Sidewalks: Hidden Minefields and a real danger

CHoward -
When one thinks of minefields, the first thing that comes to mind are the world’s worn-torn zregions where armed conflicts have taken place. Nobody...
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Costa Rica’s Historic Central Market in San Jose

Sarah Jordan -
In the center of Costa Rica, you will find its capital, San Jose which is also the largest city in this biodiverse country.  San...
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Expat Life: My Long Journey to Costa Rica

CHoward -
When I tell people that I have lived in Costa Rica for 42 years, they inevitably ask me, “What brought you here in the...
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16 Reasons Why You Should Move to Costa Rica

CHoward -
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about who should not move to Costa Rica. I received a lot of interesting responses from...
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4 Things to Know Before Investing in a Costa Rica Startup

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30 reasons why you shouldn’t move to Costa Rica

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Over the years, I have had the opportunity to observe firsthand thousands of foreigners who have relocated to Costa Rica. Many fulfill their of...
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An eco-friendly, medicinal garden secret in Costa Rica : Yellow Bells

Ed Bernhardt -
This hardy bush is found in most regions of Costa Rica and easy to identify with its clusters of yellow, bell-shaped flowers and serrated, compound, pinnate leaves.
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How to get by on a shoestring in Costa Rica: The story of Banana Bread Steve

CHoward -
A while back I met Steve, who had lived in Hawaii for many years. He moved to Costa Rica because Hawaii had become very...
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Costa Rica is Fantasy Island for some expats

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Airing from 1978 to 1984, Fantasy Island was a television starring Ricardo Montalbán as Mr. Roarke, the overseer of a mysterious island in the Pacific Ocean, where people from...
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Beach vs. Central Valley Living in Costa Rica: What’s the Difference?

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Costa Rica has some of the of the most beautiful beaches in the world. When the country is mentioned, most people visualize themselves sitting...
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5 Top Reasons to Move to Costa Rica

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Whether you are planning to move to another country due to retirement, a change in environment, or for whatever reason you have, Costa Rica...
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Vaping Sends More Costa Rican Teens to the Doctor as New Rules Wait Until 2027

Four out of every 10 medical consultations for vaping-related disorders recorded in Costa Rica last year involved patients between the ages of 10 and...
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Tico Time and Why Life in Costa Rica Doesn’t Always Run on Schedule

I don't want to hear about Tico Time. Where did that expression even originate? It has been around for at least the 35 years...
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Panama Canal May Restrict Ship Traffic as El Niño Worsens

Panama Canal administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta says further cuts to daily ship transits remain possible as El Niño worsens drought and strains water supplies.
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Costa Rica Stops 4 Panama Gang Suspects at Border

Four men linked by Costa Rican intelligence to Panamanian groups involved in drug trafficking and contract killing were stopped Saturday as they tried to...
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