Departments

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  Free Spanish Lesson 36 – How feo is feo?

  In English frecuentemente decimos certain words que pueden ser very strong in Spanish. These are words that should be avoided because ...

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  Won’t You Please Also Help the Jaco Library and the Kids? I’ve donated $100…

  To increase the library's interaction within Jaco, the library conducts local school visits, provides free weekly yoga classes, and ...

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  SOLD-OFF THE MARKET – Living in Samara, Costa Rica and Spicing It Up!

  Let's be honest. People think about food probably as much as they think about that three letter word that starts with an S. It's just human ...

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  Free Spanish Lesson 35 – Greeting each other.

  When hombres greet hombres in a similar setting, they will often give each other a handshake and/or un abrazo. The key is to be aware of ...

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  The Truth about Violence – 3 Principles of Self-Defense

  Perhaps there would be no crime between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. on a Saturday night. However, from the moment we were airborne, there was a ...

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  The History of Costa Rica… According to Michael Simons.

  September 15 is our Independence Day, and it will be a heck of a celebration. Ticos know how to party, and they never miss an opportunity ...

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  Monkey Mind Games in Costa Rica

  So after visiting The Jungle Place in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and seeing how fascinated the spider monkeys there were with stainless ...

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  Free Spanish Lesson 34 – “Not much.”

  This week I'm going to talk about another phrase that Americans, and English speakers in general (for you readers outside of the U.S.) ...

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  Rebuilding a Tico House in Costa Rica – Part II. The contract

  And Oscar was willing to have me pay off the rest as the money came in. Whew! We shook hands which meant we had a firm contract. I kept ...

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  SOLD-Brand New Ocean View Condo For Sale For Only $175,000 – Minutes away from six beautiful beaches.

  Nestled in a tropical paradise, this contemporary designed condo, completed in August 2011, offers all the amenities you expect with the ...

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