Departments

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  Caught Acting Like a Typical American in Costa Rica.

  When we walked up to the window, sure that everything was fine and getting a permit was not a problem we ran smack dab into disappointment. ...

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  The Art of Cleansing. Spring Cleaning Redefined.

  What started in 1995 as the home for the Kootenay School of Rebalancing Massage School has grown into a vibrant yoga, detox juice cleansing ...

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  Education in Costa Rica. Opening minds

  Drew Ragland had an idea three years ago. He noticed that many people in Potrero, Costa Rica were not getting the better paying jobs at ...

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  SOLD – Popular B&B For Sale in Samara, Costa Rica. US$329,000

  With two spacious yet cozy apartments complete with full kitchens and baths you or your guests have plenty of space to spread out and ...

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  Tengo Hambre de tu Boca. Celebrating Pablo Neruda’s birthday.

  You do not need to be fluent in Spanish to appreciate that there is a certain, unique Latin 'passion' and you do not need to speak Spanish ...

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  How One Gringo Decided NOT to Move Back to the U.S. and Remain Living in Jaco, Costa Rica.

  I originally came to Costa Rica in 2005, with the goal of studying and learning Spanish, immersing myself with a very endearing Costa Rican ...

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  Should I Buy A Home or a Condo in Costa Rica?

  You and your wife may have decided that Costa Rica is where you want to be however, you have reached a bit of a stumbling block… One of you ...

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  PriceSmart, Escazu Wins “We-Really-Don’t-Give-A-Damn-About-Our-Customers” Award!

  In what can only be described as the worst public relations imaginable, PriceSmart continues to ignore the family and attorney of a very ...

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  Starbucks and Many New Big Name Franchises Now in Costa Rica.

  The irony is thicker than with most chains as Starbucks has long been a big buyer of Costa Rican coffee and several years ago during a ...

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  Paragliding in Costa Rica – Slipping Earth’s Surly Bonds on the Pacific Coast

  A paragliding rig consists basically of a wing, that is, a material canopy that resembles a parachute, connected via a series of ropes to ...

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