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  20% Return on Investment. Costa Rica investment properties to look for and rental tips.

  How I earn 20% per year with my Costa Rica Investments. Here is the kind of rental property I search for in Jaco Beach along with a few ...

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  4 Totally Legal Reasons to Use An Offshore Structure.

  Their reaction was entirely predictable, once again equating "offshore" with "tax evasion," "money laundering," and other criminal ...

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  Costa Rica’s Independence Day – 15th September: Culture and Traditions Explained 

  It seems a little weird that Costa Rica's Independence Day falls on September 15 -- the exact same day as Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador ...

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  What if Negative Interest Rates are the New Normal?

  Last year, German savers with more than €100,000 in their bank accounts woke to the news that they now faced a 0.4% annual charge. Central ...

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  Should I Rent A Home in Costa Rica First? Or buy immediately?

  Let me tell you. I know exactly what you want. I want a three-bedroom house with a pool looking at the ocean for $1500 a month. Good luck! ...

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  Costa Rica Living in the Central Valley: Santa Ana is home for me.

  I think of Santa Ana as being the second town in a string of three that are located west of San Jose, Escazu being the town closest to the ...

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  What Would The IRS Do If This Happened To You?

  In case you are wondering, this isn't exactly a new problem. Back in 2001, former Department of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made this ...

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  A Bed and Breakfast in Costa Rica. Is it a lifestyle, a business or a hobby? Ten questions which might help you.

  This is by no means an "expert opinion". I am a 'lifestyle' Costa Rica B&B owner still in training! I am sharing my thoughts hoping to help ...

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  Costa Rica Health Care and Hospitals – Hospital CIMA in Escazu. Free online video.

  As a Registered Nurse Costa Rica health care is a topic close to my heart and recently I had the good fortune to visit beautiful Costa Rica ...

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  Retirement in Costa Rica. Latin dancing for dummies.

  No sooner had I decided to learn how to dance Latin style than I saw a notice for Clases de Baile Popular, popular dance classes. These ...

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