Truly informative articles about retirement in Costa Rica can not be written by ‘travel writers’, they can only be written about by people who are actually living and who are retired in Costa Rica. 90% of the articles you will find here about retiring in Costa Rica are unique to our site. They have been written by people who have been retired in Costa Rica for many years, who understand the culture, the people and the country and you can learn from their experience.
Retirement In Costa Rica
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The Peculiar Crash in Precious Metals
I got an email the other day asking me why, if the price of gold and silver are crashing, is it so hard to find gold and silver coins to ...
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Living in a Jungle Treehouse? One Olive or Two?
You no longer have to imagine a place where wi-fi meets the sounds of rushing water, hot showers are enjoyed with a view of the canopy and ...
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Santa Clause Comes Early to Arenal Costa Rica! If these wild critters could talk they would say “muchisimas gracias” to you…
Maybe he wasn't wearing the red fuzzy suit. And he may not even have a white fluffy beard. And, in fact, I have never seen him. But to us, ...
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Sensational Reporting on ‘Falling’ Real Estate Prices in Costa Rica
For over six years I have been taking guests to the areas of Costa Rica that I feel are the most desirable for retirement living. I have ...
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Costa Rica Schools. Home schooling
If you are a family with children, and are thinking of either moving to Costa Rica or coming for an extended stay, you may be wondering ...
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Costa Rica Healthcare – New hospital in Dominical area.
I can't imagine such rapid service for that type of need in the emergency rooms of the U.S. Imagine the complications for persons visiting ...
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Moving To Costa Rica – “Say Yes and Figure It Out Later”
I watched lava boil out of Volcan Arenal while enjoying its underground heat in hot springs. I milked cows, made cheese, rode horses and ...
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Living in the Sierpe River Area, Costa Rica – Local kids have fishing day of their lives.
If you have ever traveled through Sierpe, on the Northern edge of the Osa Peninsula you may have met the boys of Sierpe Baggage Handlers ...
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Banking in Costa Rica – Murphy’s Law at its best…
As part of our negotiation process, I had agreed that the buyer could assume my mortgage at the bank which saves him 1.5% per annum, and he ...
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News in Costa Rica – Sensational, scandalous and “if it bleeds, it leads.”
This leads to the second factor which is that reporters are basically LAZY people. It is easy to call the local contact at the 'cop shop' ...
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