Life in Costa Rica
Costa Rica means “rich coast” in Spanish, and it is rich, but in things some other than gold. Known as the Switzerland of Latin America due to its stand on peace and its reputation as a center of international investment,…
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Costa Ballena is a three-town region in the Southern Zone of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, which boasts the best canopy tours, nature hikes, waterfalls and ATV trails in the country. This is thanks largely to the preservation/regeneration of the unique…
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You have decided to move to Costa Rica and are now starting to consider the logistics of relocation. This planning stage naturally discusses the questions that come with any decision to make a move: What do I take with me?…
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Sitting to write this article has given me an opportunity to realize that my current life and involvement with real estate has been the result of a number of serendipitous events. That is not to say that it fell in…
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Costa Rica expands majestically from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea. It offers a beautiful vacation and retirement destination of almost limitless possibilities that include long rainforests, volcanoes, rivers traveling through the majestic mountains, beaches and natural resources protected…
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The richness of Costa Rica comes from the cultural diversity of its people. Costa Ricans are proud to have had more than a century of democratic tradition and more than fifty years without an army. This was abolished in 1948,…
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You can’t change the direction of the wind, but you can always adjust the sails to reach your destination. This is the philosophy of architect Noam Schwartz and his team at Hacienda El Dorado SA, who along with Costa Rican-born…
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Ojochal is often known as the “Culinary Center of Costa Rica” because of the variety of restaurants in the area. As we move into November and high season we enjoy the availability of all of our fabulous restaurants, after many…
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Costa Rica has consistently featured at the top of the overall satisfaction index of many surveys of expat life around the world, the most recent which is no exception. Expat Insider 2016 by InterNations is considered one of the world’s…
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There are many English speakers in Costa Rica but there is definitely something to be said for learning to speak at least some basic Spanish. Tremendous good will goes along with a pleasant greeting and basic conversation in Spanish. Additionally,…
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