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How Expats Survive Costa Rica Heat Without Air Conditioning

Don Mateo - May 15, 2026

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Before You Buy That New Car in Costa Rica, Read This

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Costa Rica Enters Fernandez Era With Chaves Still in the Room

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A Costa Rica Expat’s Funny List of Everyday Pet Peeves

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

Tico Times -

Costa Rica is once again benefiting from a growing shift among older Americans who are looking outside the United States for their next chapter....

Costa Rica Report Says Gentrification Is Reshaping Guanacaste

Tico Times -

A new study from the National University’s Observatory on Tourism, Migration and Sustainability in the Chorotega Region says development in some of Guanacaste’s best...

Costa Rica Real Estate Escrow Rules Explained for Foreign Buyers

Tico Times -

There is a big difference between an escrow contract and a trust contract. In the escrow contract one party places certain funds in the...

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

Guest Author -

Costa Rica has spent much of the past decade walking a monetary tightrope, and the results have been extraordinary in some sectors and quietly...

Costa Rica Bill Seeks to Guarantee Public Access to Beaches

Tico Times -

A bill moving through Costa Rica’s legislature would tighten the rules meant to keep the country’s beaches open to everyone, setting minimum standards for...

Costa Rica’s Banco Nacional changes BN Móvil and online banking access

Tico Times -

Banco Nacional customers in Costa Rica will now need to use a new access system for the bank’s digital channels, as changes affecting BN...

What It’s Like to Be Agnostic in Costa Rica

Don Mateo -

Pura Vida may be the unofficial slogan of Costa Rica, but Vivir y Deja Vivir– Live and let live– would be equally fitting. Everywhere...

Living in Costa Rica: The Experiences That Make It Feel Like Home

Don Mateo -

The Costa Rica checklist. For the average visitor, it reads something like: Volcano, cloud forest, rain forest, beach, waterfall, coffee tour, etc. Think of...

Costa Rica Cracks Down on Taxes for Airbnb and Short-Term Rentals

Jorge Montero -

There is a law that came into effect October 2019 which aims to oversee tourist rental services such as: homes, apartments, villas, chalets, bungalows,...

Growing Old in Costa Rica as an Expat and Immigrant

Don Mateo -

There are no readily available numbers for the number of foreigners, meaning non-Ticos, who die in Costa Rica each year. Between drownings, car crashes,...