Residents who were issued an entry impediment upon leaving Costa Rica (e.g. who left after March 25) cannot return to the country unless they come from an authorized country in which they have remained for 14 days, the Immigration Administration says.
Having insurance that covers medical care and an extended stay in Costa Rica is one of the country's requirements for international tourists, as the Tourism Board (ICT) announced on July 23.
"We were lucky," the author writes. "We were staying in one of the most beautiful places that we have ever been to, and we acquired a family that shared their wonderful home with us."