Living in Costa Rica

Perhaps You Don’t Hear It, But Yes! My vagina talks

Coming out of a local Post Office this morning I spotted this woman across the street sitting on a bench beside a rather interesting ...

Living in the Jungle At Sierpe del Pacifico in Costa Rica.

It's not just adventurous gringos living at Sierpe del Pacifico, here you can see a family group of howler monkeys chilling out in the tree ...

Cost of Living – Gas prices in Costa Rica

Top Ten Reasons Why We Choose NOT To Feature Some People Who Call Themselves “Developers” in Costa Rica.

We are approached every single week by someone who calls themselves a "developer" in Costa Rica who wants us to promote their real estate ...

Emerging Economies and Exchange Rate Appreciation. A Focus on Costa Rica in International Context of Financial Crisis and Economic Decline

On a lesser dramatic scale than China, growing inequality and social injustice are prime features of Costa Rican society. And this is ...

It’s NOT All Papayas, Surfing and Tourism – Jobs in Costa Rica

Just in case you're thinking that Costa Rica is nothing more than papayas, bananas and tourism, here are just a few 'Blue Chip' company ...

Costa Rica Franchise Show 2011

The show is part of the "Strengthening and growth of small businesses through franchising" project run by the Chamber of Commerce and is ...

Cost Of Living – They like to blame it on Costa Rica.

I have heard so many complaints about the inflation in Costa Rica with many expats blaming the Costa Rican government and/or the Banco ...

Banks in Costa Rica – The majority are very stable and solid.

Banco Nacional, Banco de Costa Rica and Citibank did not agree to provide their exact figures however, Banco General, Cathay, Popular, ...

Crime in Costa Rica. Murders down 18 per cent in first five months of 2011

The province with the largest number of homicides continues to be San Jose, which accounts for about 40 percent of the cases, followed by ...