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Costa Rican Currency Market Shows Steady Dollar Decline

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The start of 2025 has been marked by a drop in the exchange rate. On Monday, the average worth of each dollar hit ¢508.82,...
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Expat Living

Expat’s Theft Reveals Growing Property Crime in Costa Rica

Don Mateo -
For the third time in my thirty plus years in Costa Rica, I was a victim of property theft. It happened two days before...
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Expat Living

HGTV’s New Show Follows Canadian Couple’s Costa Rica Hotel Dream

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Canadian couple Luke Shantz and Steph Sitt decided to make a bold move and relocate to Costa Rica without ever setting foot in the...
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Expat Living

Costa Rica Jungle Trail Adventure With Two Very Different Dogs

Don Mateo -
When I go to the beach, part of my routine is a strenuous jungle hike every morning. While the distance covered is only about...
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Expat Living

Former Tourist Guide Shares Different Side of Costa Rica New Year

Don Mateo -
When I was very young, January the 2nd was the saddest day of the year. The Christmas tree was stripped bare of its ornaments...
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Costa Rica Local Shares 10 Achievable Resolutions for the New Year

Astha Garg -
New Year is nearly here and that means a whole new list of resolutions. New Year always feels like a new beginning, and hence...
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Guatemalan Journalists Face Ongoing Judicial Persecution

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reported Wednesday that journalists in Guatemala continue working in a "hostile" environment due to ongoing "criminalization" cases driven by the...
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Costa Rica’s Wildlife Refuge at Risk: International Conservation Standards Violated

Ariel Robles, deputy of the Frente Amplio, denounced the Costa Rican State before the Ramsar Convention for alleged illegal actions committed in the Gandoca-Manzanillo...
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Life in Costa Rica: An Expat’s View of San Jose’s Metropolitan Area

The GAM– La Gran Area Metropolitana– is the acronym for the greater metro area of San Jose. It extends as far west as Atenas...
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