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  The Farmers Market. Do things smell sweeter here?

  I once reached for a jar of olives and became catatonic when I realized it was twice as much as what I was used to. It can all but make you ...

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  Costa Rica Retirement – Honk if You Are Street Legal

  Sound the trumpets: I got my Costa Rican driver's license, and I did it all by myself. First on the checklist was a physical. When the cab ...

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  Costa Rica Retirement – A Family Affair

  I bought my first piece of real estate in Costa Rica. It's a brand new two-bedroom, two-bath condo. I was surprised to learn that when I ...

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  Costa Rica Whales – A Cross-Species Costa Ballena Encounter That’s NOT to be Missed

  There is something quite unnerving about knowing that somewhere down in the depths below your suddenly small-seeming boat an intelligent ...

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  Costa Rica People & Culture – A few thoughts…

  It was an innocent enough question. A thoughtful Canadian who has mastered Spanish and is planning an extended trip to Costa Rica, a ...

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  Tips For First Time Costa Rica Real Estate Buyers

  What makes the difference between heartache and satisfaction in the property-buying process? Taking your time to gather information is a ...

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  Preserve Your Wealth Investing in Costa Rica Real Estate. Costa Rica real estate and the current U.S economic climate

  With better schools (brand new private school in Playa Ballena that after one year now boasts an enrollment of 27 children), higher quality ...

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  Costa Rica Schools – Samara after-school program at CREAR

  La Asociación CREAR is a non-profit, free after-school program focused on supplemental education for the children of Playa Sámara and ...

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  Managing the Ride Part II – Coincidences and Serendipity

  Over the next decade, as I moved through the various twists and turns of life, Costa Rica kept coming up. Finally, in 2008 I gave up and ...

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  Shenanigans in San Isidro del General – The state of the roads.

  Driving is suicidal here without crazy Tico's weaving their way around the craters! Last year I wrote about how lucky we were in having a ...

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