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Funny English Shirts in Costa Rica and What They Really Mean

Don Mateo -
I recently took a bus from San Jose over the Cerro del Muerte to Pérez Zeledón. The driver was a young man around thirty....
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How Costa Rica’s 2026 Tax Changes Benefit Digital Nomads and Expats

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Independent workers across Costa Rica will soon have a simpler way to handle their income taxes. Starting January 1, 2026, a reform to the...
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Expat Living

Costa Rica Snake Prevention Tips for Homes and Gardens

Vincent Losasso -
Wanting to be close to nature is probably among the top five reasons that many folks from other countries cite when they decide to...
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Coming Home to Costa Rica on a Midnight Flight

Don Mateo -
My flight was scheduled for a late evening arrival. I prefer flying into Costa Rica in the daytime hours. From a window seat I...
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Costa Rica Has the World’s Second-Worst Traffic

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Drivers here in Costa Rica spend hours stuck in gridlock each day, and new figures confirm the problem ranks among the most severe worldwide....
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Costa Rica Leads Central America in Latest Quality of Life Rankings

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Costa Rica has landed the top spot in Central America for quality of life, according to a new international index released this year. The...
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Coming Home to Costa Rica in a Driverless World

Don Mateo -
A week from now I’ll be back in Costa Rica. Three months gone, and I’m ready for the plane to touch down and to...
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Costa Rica Ranks Third in 2025 Global Retirement Index

Tico Times -
Costa Rica has earned third place in International Living’s 34th Annual Global Retirement Index for 2025, a solid performance that keeps the country among...
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Costa Rica’s Local Beach Economy Through the Eyes of an Expat

Vincent Losasso -
Change is in the air. The threatening, gray, rain-filled clouds of September and October are starting to give way to the pleasing, fluffy, white...
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Thanksgiving in Costa Rica Through a Tico Kitchen

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Wondering where I was going to get the pan drippings for the gravy and mashed potatoes I agreed to make for an expat Thanksgiving...
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Winter Storm Triggers Flight Cancellations at Liberia Airport in Costa Rica

Flight disruptions hit Guanacaste Airport hard this week as a winter storm sweeps across the United States and Canada. Officials at Daniel Oduber Quirós...
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Can a New Supermax Prison Slow Costa Rica’s Gang Violence

Last year I wrote an article suggesting that Costa Rica build a maximum security prison like the one in El Salvador. The idea was...
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Panama hosts talks to coordinate Haiti support after UN funding effort falters

About thirty countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have been meeting in Panama since Monday to draft an emergency plan for Haiti, which...
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Sinner Marches into Australian Open Quarterfinals as Heat Builds

Jannik Sinner’s bid for a third straight Australian Open title is intact, and for most of Monday it looked routine, even in the kind...
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