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Costa Rica Remains a Top Retirement Destination for People From the United States

Tico Times - April 18, 2026

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Costa Rica Report Says Gentrification Is Reshaping Guanacaste

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Costa Rica Real Estate Escrow Rules Explained for Foreign Buyers

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How Costa Rica’s Strong Colón Became a Problem for the Economy

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What Costa Rica Taught Me About Loving a Reliable Truck

I love my truck more than you love your vehicle. I’m not a car guy. I never have been. I always owned used vehicles...

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New Costa Rica Rules Could Void Shareholder Meeting Decisions

Jorge Montero -

Under Costa Rica law, several types of powers of attorney can be granted to allow one person to represent another. Although the term includes...

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Puriscal Is Becoming a Top Place to Live and Invest in Costa Rica

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In the hills southwest of San José, Puriscal has steadily become one of Costa Rica’s most appealing places for investors, retirees, and families seeking...

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Missing U.S. Tourist Found Dead in Costa Rica River

Costa Rican authorities have confirmed the death of a missing U.S. tourist whose body was found in a river in a mountainous area of...

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Costa Rica Sees Dollar Below 470 as Colón Strengthens Further

The wholesale currency market in Costa Rica opened the week on a note of continued colón strength. Yesterday, the weighted average dollar rate in...

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Costa Rica Faces Mounting Pressure as Aging Population Grows Fast

Costa Rica is moving quickly toward a demographic shift that will test some of the country’s biggest public systems. What was once treated as...

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New Prepaid Card Lets Costa Ricans Pay Bus and Train Fares Without a Bank Account

The Banco Central de Costa Rica presented the Monedero SINPE-TP this month. This prepaid contactless card lets people pay for rides on buses and...

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Costa Rica Wildlife Encounters at Home

One of Costa Rica's main attractions is our plentiful wildlife. Tourists come to see monkeys, sloths, toucans and more in their natural habitats. But...

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What’s in a name? Naming nuance in Costa Rica

Lindsay Losasso -

We tend to assume the way names function in our home country is simply “normal.” Or at least I definitely did. As it turns...

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Cow Wrangling and Camera Trapping in Costa Rica

Vincent Losasso -

I had just successfully reviewed the first four of five camera traps in a sleepy little town tucked into a rich valley bordering the...

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