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Costa Rica

Costa Rica Traffic Accidents Drive Up Insurance Premiums

Tico Times - October 4, 2025

Costa Rica's roads have turned into a deadly trap, with traffic accidents claiming more lives and causing more injuries than ever before. On Friday,...

Learning Spanish Through Music in Costa Rica: Misheard Lyrics and Wins

October 1, 2025

Bank of America Predicts Stable Exchange Rate for Costa Rica

October 1, 2025

Costa Rica Bill Targets Public Drinking with Fines and Jail Time

October 1, 2025

Life in Costa Rica vs the U.S.- A Expat’s Perspective

September 19, 2025

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Da Vinci Code author finds peace in Costa Rica while promoting new novel

Tico Times - September 16, 2025

Dan Brown, author of the famous novel The Da Vinci Code, which has sold more than 80 million copies, revealed that he lives in Costa...

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Celebrating Costa Rica Independence Day Through the Eyes of an Expat

Don Mateo - September 14, 2025

Independence Day is almost here! If you live near a school, a soccer field, a parking lot, or a barrio with a lot of...

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Costa Rica Rental House Stories – From Doorknob Disasters to Gecko Guests

Vincent Losasso - September 12, 2025

We’ve lived in a long line of rental properties over our time in Costa Rica. In sequential order, we started in a tiny apartment...

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How an Expat Became a Fan of La Sele in Costa Rica

Don Mateo - September 11, 2025

When I first came to Costa Rica, I knew next to nothing about our national sport of fútbol. I called it soccer, because that...

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Life at Costa Rica’s Stoplights: Street Vendors, Jugglers, and Survivors

Don Mateo - September 6, 2025

After over three decades here, experiencing a new “first” is a rarity. But yesterday afternoon, while idling at a stoplight, a young man approached...

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Costa Rica halts most postal services to U.S. due to 15% import tax

Tico Times - September 3, 2025

Correos de Costa Rica announced the temporary suspension of several shipping services to the United States due to new tariff provisions implemented by the...

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Have You Ever in Costa Rica? A Fun Checklist for Expats & Travelers

Don Mateo - September 2, 2025

Recently, I was hiking in the mountains along Costa Rica’s Southern Pacific Coast. The trail went from gravel road, to horse track, to narrow...

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Jardin La Torre, an Active Adult Community in Costa Rica

An Expat’s Life with a Rescue Dog in Costa Rica

Don Mateo - August 25, 2025

For the past 15 months I have been the primary caretaker of a bona fide street dog, a barrio zaguate called Dorothy. My wife...

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Costa Rica Replaces One-Lane Bridges as Traffic and Population Grow

Don Mateo - August 22, 2025

As the infrastructure of Costa Rica advances, with new four-lane highways and a series of bypasses around San José that avoid the narrow, congested...