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Wormseed: A Stomach Remedy in Your Costa Rica Garden

Ed Bernhardt - October 11, 2022

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Here’s how you can donate to Hurricane Otto relief in Costa Rica

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Strong earthquake off El Salvador felt in Costa Rica

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Government seeks to curb reselling of online appointments for driving tests

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Changes in the online registration system aim to prevent users from snatching up appointments en masse and then reselling them.

14 upcoming changes you should know about for Riteve auto inspections

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Costa Rica’s Roadway Safety Council (COSEVI) has published a new manual for mandatory technical vehicle inspections, conducted by the Spanish-Costa Rican company Riteve SyC. A total of 14 changes were published in the official government newspaper La Gaceta on Nov. 21, and will take effect in January 2015.

Driving in Costa Rica: The rules of the road

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As a tourist in Costa Rica, if you have a valid driver’s license, you are legal to drive here during your stay. Nonetheless, this is contingent upon your immigration status. Your ability to use a foreign license only applies within the time period you have been allowed to stay.

Want to start a business in Costa Rica? Getting it done

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In my two previous columns we discussed the basics and some of the details of how to start a company in Costa Rica. Now we’re going to take the topic a step further, describing the responsibilities of the shareholders to make the new company a reality.

Want to start a business in Costa Rica? Let’s look at the details

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Following last week’s column about the basic requirements to start a company, where we focused on a sociedad anόnima as the most common and practical step, we now will look into the process in more detail.

Want to open a business in Costa Rica? Start with the basics

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Starting a business in Costa Rica probably requires establishing a company, just like anywhere else. This isn’t an especially onerous process, but you should understand some of the basic concepts of how the legal system works before you embark on your new venture.