Estimated Reading Time: 7 Minutes How to bring your dog to Costa Rica, just like Ticonuevo did many years ago. Ticonuevo moved to Grecia in 2012 and shared his experiences on moving here on Ivo’s blog. The amazing thing is that in all those years, since 2013 when he wrote this, really nothing has changed… […]
Last week an article appeared in the Los Angeles Times newspaper titled, “Costa Rica, the once-peaceful land of ‘pura vida,’ battles violence as cocaine trade grows.” Any potential expat would probably have second thoughts about moving here after reading this article. As someone who has lived in Costa Rica for […] The post Drugs and […]
After relocating to Costa Rica, it is important to stay busy to avoid boredom. Fortunately, Costa Rica offers 100s of both indoor and outdoor activities and venues. One important event is the Festival of Whales and Dolphins which takes place annually at Bahía Ballena (Whale Bay) near the town of […] The post An exciting […]
Moving to Costa Rica might just improve your health. The weekend farmers markets offer mountains of fresh fruit and vegetables. Also, there are plenty of outdoor activities so you can stay physically active. Nicoya, Costa Rica is one of the world’s ‘Blue Zones’ where people live longer than average. For […] The post Staying healthy […]
For the last 30 years I have been writing guidebooks, articles about living here and conducting relocation tours and seminars. The question is, what should relocation tour really consist of? First, it should cover the most desirable areas to live and include the following: infrastructure: accessibility, good medical care, shopping, […] The post What constitutes […]
Estimated Reading Time: 3 Minutes We have speed bumps in Costa Rica, lots of them. And often won’t even see them until you hit them at full speed. In Spanish, they call them “muertos”. The translation of un muerto is a dead person, but it is also a speed bump. I know, it’s a strange… […]
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes Did you know we might measure properties in Costa Rica differently than you do? It depends on which measurement system you were educated in. When in school, you might have learned to measure properties in yards, inches, square feet, and acres. In our beautiful country, all that is no good,… […]
Estimated reading time: 4 Minutes This picture got your attention, didn’t it? Well, that was exactly my intention. Further down the page, I posted another one for the ladies. They say that you learn basic Spanish best with a native. I can only confirm that affirmation because that’s what I did. Most people don’t pay… […]
Most people who relocate here are doing so to stretch the dollars they get from their pensions, retirement funds and/or Social Security. Interestingly, even those with money, some of whom can work from abroad, are relocating to Costa Rica from the U.S to live more affordably, as in the article […] The post People from […]
NOTE: the current weak El Niño conditions are expected to strengthen through 2023 and persist at least through the first half of 2024. Details from U.S. NOAA Warm water in the Pacific Ocean influences weather patterns around the world in a phenomenon called El Niño while cool water and the associated weather patterns are refereed to as […]
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