Confession time: I miss my Tico diet. Basic, almost boring, it is made up primarily of beans, eggs, tomatoes, bananas, bread, tortillas, coffee, chicken...

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Costa Rica Forecasts 40,000 Starlink Subscriptions by 2030

Tico Times - November 24, 2025

Costa Rica's telecommunications regulator forecasts that satellite internet connections will hit 40,000 by 2030, with Starlink leading the charge. The Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (Sutel)...

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How Hollywood Gets Costa Rica Wrong – And Ticos Set It Right

Don Mateo - November 19, 2025

I recently watched the original Jurassic Park for the first time. I had often heard the movie was based in Costa Rica, but less...

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What I Learned Living Off Grid in Costa Rica as an Expat

Tico Times - November 11, 2025

I once spent nine months on an off-the-grid farm about an hour south of San Isidro del General. Located near a river and along...

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Life in Costa Rica Means Sharing a Roof with Wildlife

Vincent Losasso - November 9, 2025

I think one of the aspects of my personality that has allowed me to successfully live in rural Guanacaste all these years is that...

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Costa Rica Expat Back in LA Where Pura Vida Meets Melrose

Tico Times - October 30, 2025

Use it or lose it. I passed a month speaking zero Spanish and was anxious to get the tongue rolling again. With each passing...

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Costa Rica Expat Guide to Creative DIY Home Repairs

Lindsay Losasso - October 25, 2025

My family was recently cleaning up our backyard, tidying up the mass of branches that had been ditched on the property by the local...