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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Free Spanish Lesson #9 – Bargaining for Taxis in Latin America
Bargaining for a taxi ride in Latin America is expected. In heavy tourist areas, the rates may go up substantially, but you can still ...
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Free Spanish Lesson #8 – The “Tacaño” Hand Gesture
The Spanish word "tacaño" means "tightwad" or "cheapskate". This is one of my favorite gestures used in the Spanish language. Maybe it's ...
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Screw Retirement and Seek Fulfilment! You could win three nights accommodation in Puriscal, Costa Rica with this proven developer’s competition!
There is a community being created at Altos de Antigua. Our desire is to attract people who want to make things happen, people in love ...
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You Are The Hope. A political commentary …
I am old enough to remember when it was impermissible for government and media to convict a person prior to the jury's verdict. Americans ...
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Costa Rica Crime & Security. Securing yourself…
Costa Rica discussion forums are always buzzing with security questions. They are occasionally answered with a flurry of scary stories. ...
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Free Spanish Lesson #7 – Now or Right Now!
In Spanish the word for "now" is "ahora". It is pronounced "ah - or - a". Let's say you are conversing at work with a Spanish speaking ...
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Rising House Prices Are A Central Bank Scam
We are at the point where the population actually gets depressed when their mortgages and rents fall. Their economic sense is so debased ...
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Free Spanish Lesson #6 – No mucho
If you use this phrase, you will definitely sound like a Gringo or foreigner. The phrase is "Nada mucho." Many native English speakers will ...
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Costa Rica Real Estate For Sale in Atenas. The 5 ‘must have’ ingredients to look out for when buying your new home.
It is no secret that over the past 10 years Atenas has become a world class retirement destination for expats from around the globe. This ...
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Escaping from the Frozen North. Canadian couple flee from Calgary to enjoy a ‘tranquilo’ retirement in Puriscal, Costa Rica.
The variety of bird life is unbelievable. Blue ones, green ones, yellow black redheaded ones and that was in just one of the lush mature ...
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