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Costa Rica Expat’s Bus Journey to the Border: A Ride Like No Other

Don Mateo - June 11, 2025

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Costa Rica Law Now Requires Corporations to Register an Email for Legal Notices

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True Stories from Costa Rica’s Tourism Frontlines

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Learning Spanish in Costa Rica: Lessons Beyond the Textbook

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Raising Kids in Costa Rica: An Expat Family Story

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I remember when I was young, sometime around second grade, I was in the laundry room with my dad, and I had asked him...

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Driving in Costa Rica: An Expat’s Journey Through Potholes and Patience

Vincent Losasso -

I was too young to drive when my family moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania, but even as a passenger, I remember the comments....

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Costa Rica Expat Life:Spanish Fluency and Aging Brains

I have now spent roughly half my life in Costa Rica. In terms of physical and mental health, I will never regret my decision...

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Costa Rica Expat Tells Tale of a Rogue Traveling Preacher

One of the first places I lived in Costa Rica was a small town in the Southern Zone. My son had been born just...

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Living with Costa Rica’s Spiders: An Expat’s Wild Encounters

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I’m going to come out and say it immediately, I’m not particularly knowledgeable about Costa Rica’s spiders. This little country boasts over 2,000 species...

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Costa Rica’s Extradition Reform: Safer Streets or Legal Risks?

Costa Rica just made a decisive move to tackle organized crime. Yesterday, the Legislative Assembly voted 44-13 to amend Article 32 of the Constitution,...

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Costa Rica Holidays: Why More Días Feriados Could Bring a 4-Day Workweek

This year, Costa Rica has 12 officially sanctioned días feriados—mandated days off, most of them paid. Beyond these national holidays, each of the country’s...

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Jardin La Torre, an Active Adult Community in Costa Rica

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In a search for expat active adult/retirement communities in Costa Rica, the numbers seem to be lacking, especially, any which are similar to what...

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Costa Rica’s Tortuga Island Hits Coral Milestone in Marine Restoration Push

Costa Rica’s Tortuga Island is making waves in marine conservation. On World Oceans Day the National Learning Institute (INA), State Distance University (UNED), and...

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Costa Rica Faces Slower Growth and Rising Exchange Rate Pressures

Costa Rica is bracing for a challenging economic landscape through 2025 and into 2026, marked by slower growth, exchange rate pressures, and mounting uncertainties,...

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Costa Rica’s UN Ocean Conference Role Slammed as Hypocritical

Costa Rica’s high-profile role in the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France, has triggered fierce criticism from lawmakers and environmentalists, who...

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