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Costa Rica Ranks Third in 2025 Global Retirement Index

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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

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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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How To Roast a Thanksgiving Turkey With Cornbread and Pecan Stuffing in Costa Rica

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If you’re spending Thanksgiving in Costa Rica, the basics of a good turkey don’t change: crisp skin, juicy meat and lots of gravy. What...
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Costa Rica Expat Struggles with Food Issues in the US

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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

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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

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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

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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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Expat Living

Life in Costa Rica Means Sharing a Roof with Wildlife

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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

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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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Honduran Lawmaker Survives Explosive Attack in Congress

A homemade explosive device struck Honduran lawmaker Gladis Aurora López inside the National Congress on January 8, causing injuries that sent her to the...
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Alcaraz and Sinner Float Idea of Playing Doubles Together

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner opened up about the idea of playing doubles together during a press conference ahead of their exhibition match in...
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Dancing with the Stars Host Julianne Hough Shares Costa Rica Vacation

Julianne Hough, the dancer and actress known for her work on Dancing with the Stars, has returned to Costa Rica for a vacation. The...
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Costa Rica Police warn of Rising Tourist Targeted Crimes After Violent Incident

Police in Guanacaste rescued four American tourists from a violent home invasion in Nuevo Arenal de Tilarán on Thursday evening. The confrontation with armed...
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