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  George Lundquist’s Costa Rica Retirement Tour. A very happy and satisfied customer letter…

  Observe and enjoy and let it all in. I'll bet you don't frown once in CR and if you do, the locals will wonder what kind of mental baggage ...

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  Civil Forfeiture of Cash: It Could Happen to You

  If you don't trust U.S. banks to protect the monies you've deposited with them, you're hardly alone. Once you deposit money in a bank, from ...

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  South Pacific Food Festival Organized By ‘El Sabor de Ojochal.’

  Organized by El Sabor del Ojochal, this event aims to showcase the town's culinary arts -- Ojochal has become known as one of the best ...

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  When You Need to Disappear

  Whistleblower Edward Snowden needs to disappear if he is to avoid kidnapping, assassination, extradition, or deportation to the United ...

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  Scuba Diving in Playas del Coco, Costa Rica

  Whether it is seeing the biggest sea turtle you have ever seen come out of a hidden canyon on the back side of the Bat Islands, coming upon ...

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  Free Spanish Lesson #15 – Get a Little Closer!

  I'm not sure how it is in other parts of the world, (those of you from England, Australia, and so forth, can inform me) but in the U.S. ...

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  Hiking the Deep Forests of Costa Rica… Sort of.

  To say the least, Costa Rica is replete with wild places, and I am never shy for desire of adventure, this weekend being no exception. ...

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  Real Estate Rentals in Atenas. What’s the market like in the place that the AARP ranks as one of “The Best Places to Retire Abroad?”

  In recent years Atenas has become a major destination within Costa Rica, not only for those looking to buy a retirement or vacation home ...

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  “Homelanders” To U.S. Expatriates: Don’t Come Back… Ever!

  The United States is one of only two countries (the other is Eritrea, a military dictatorship) that taxes its citizens and long-term ...

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  Somebody Get Me A Doctor

  That was always my favorite Van Halen song, brings back a lot of good memories, but last weekend, it had an entirely different meaning. At ...

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