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  Costa Rica’s Invisible People: The Cabécar

  There is no mistaking this, Costa Rica has many beautiful men and women, but when we think of the Costa Rican population most of us, ...

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  Free Beauty Is Everywhere in Costa Rica – Waterfalls.

  We had heard that there was a beautiful little town high up on a mountain where the breezes were cool, farms were there, and a good place ...

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  Guanacaste’s “Lost River” Is A True Gem Full Of Fun Outdoor Activities For All The Family.

  The area itself is absolutely amazing, private-feeling and offers 5-star customer service, spa services, zip-lining, mountain biking, great ...

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  Friend Brought To You By Google Translate

  People back home always ask to hear me speak Spanish. I have lived here four months, I should be speaking it fluently, no? Well no. I am ...

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  What the Expat Stats Don’t Show…

  The IRS - the agency that releases the stats - doesn't believe in providing a full accounting. I've experienced this in my own practice: ...

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  You Will Fail in Costa Rica and Other Scary Tales

  To the person who told me there is no way I can do business here without being totally proficient in Spanish, you can stuff it. Albeit much ...

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  How I Found My New Home in Costa Rica: Research, Spanish and luck. Part III/III

  Brooke, being her resourceful self, offered a solution: get a loan, buy the house, and rent it out until I sell the Vegas home. This way ...

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  Secret Exercise in Paradise: Find yourself!

  In the past, in my lobby for better health and fitness, we have covered the excuse of finding time and what to do, but what if your ...

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  The Difference Between Chickens in the U.S. and Gallinas in Costa Rica.

  In Spanish they're called gallinas (guy-een-as) if they're walking around or pollo (poy-oh) when they're fried, broiled or ...

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  The New Era of Surveillance is Here

  There are no more legal protections that matter. The 4th amendment is (was) "the law of the land," and it is very clear. But that doesn't ...

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