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Why Mosquitoes in Costa Rica Are Winning Against Insecticides

Did you know that mosquitoes in Costa Rica are getting smarter? According to the Association of Microbiologists and Clinical Chemists, these tiny pests are...

Eavesdropping in Costa Rica Will Supercharge Your Spanish Fluency

Eavesdropping – the very word in English suggests a rude and invasive action. It conjures up images of a wiretap, or an ear against...

The Reality of Moving to Costa Rica: A Family’s 3-Month Cultural Experiment

File this one under Clueless Gringos. I read an article recently about a young couple living in the far northern US who adopted a...

Costa Rica Corporate Reporting Guide For Expat Business Owners

As has been indicated previously, in Costa Rica, corporations and many other entities, have the obligation of reporting the distribution of the company shares...

Foreign Buyers Drive Costa Rican Mountain Town Land Prices Up

San Gerardo de Rivas is a small, traditional Costa Rican town situated high in the valley of the Chirripó Pacífico River in the Talamanca...

Thinking of Moving to Costa Rica? The Good, Bad & ‘Experts’ You’ll Meet

Newcomers to Costa Rica have it much easier today. When my then wife and I made the decision to come here in 1989, there...
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Nationwide Power Outage Hits Panama After Generator Failure

Panama plunged into darkness late Saturday night when a nationwide blackout hit following an explosion and subsequent fire at the La Chorrera Thermoelectric Power...

Tourist Denied Exit at Costa Rica Airport Over Yellow Fever Vaccine Rule

A Peruvian tourist in transit was barred from leaving Juan Santamaría International Airport upon arriving in Costa Rica because he lacked a yellow fever...

Costa Rica Wildlife Moments from Monkeys to Crocodiles

How wildlife behaves depends on the circumstances of the interaction. Everybody wants to go for a hike and see wild animals with their very...