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Daily Sustainability; Earning a Living in Costa Rica
Living in Costa Rica - Everyone knows that the ability to support oneself whilst on the road is paramount to how long one can stay abroad- and in a country as beautiful as Costa Rica- who’d blame you...
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Blocking Out the Negative & Finding Happiness in Costa Rica
To say the least it has been a tough last week. I can usually handle the frustrations that Costa Rica and the world throw at me but this just about pushed me over the edge. I promised myself that my...
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Lessons for the Largest Democracy From Costa Rica
Editorial - A couple of weeks ago, I thought of Tony, a burly, cheerful, Costa Rican who drove a friend and me in his Toyota south along the highway from the Tortuguero National Park to the border with...
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Semana Santa & Entering Green (Rainy) Season in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Living Editorial – I take one last trip into Jaco in order to get the essentials. I have cleaning supplies, dog food, groceries, and anything else that I might need when bunkering down for...
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A Story of Shipping & Relocating to Costa Rica
Letter to the Editor – From time to time we get an email from an expat that has taken the leap to come to Costa Rica to start a new life. It is a pleasure for us to print some of these experiences as...
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Pat Hundley, The Future of Day Star Jaco & Rumors
Editorial - Day Star Properties seems to be on course to have a complete restructuring in Costa Rica, including a divorce from their managing partner in Costa Rica, Pat Hundley. With a rumored...
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Reliving “The Scarlet Letter” in Costa Rica; What is Your Letter?
Costa Rica Living - Last night as I sat at home working and enjoying a night not around the multitude of people in Costa Rica that had taken full advantage of labor day by imbibing as much alcohol as...
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Learning Spanish in Costa Rica; Intercultura Language School
Spanish Classes in Costa Rica – One of the biggest questions we get at the Costa Rican Times is where should I go to learn Spanish in Costa Rica? There are so many schools, how do I pick and choose?...
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Costa Rica; Where Child Molesters Live in Paradise
Costa Rica Editorial – From time to time the Costa Rican Times receives and email from one of our readers that hits home and addresses an issue that needs to be spoken about and brought into the...
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The Two-Faced Environmentalism of Costa Rican Politicians
Costa Rica Opinion - There is nothing more humorous than listening to Costa Rica’s political parties talking about how much they care about the environment, when they don’t lead by example. I,...
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Is There a Problem with the Tap Water in Costa Rica? Montezuma’s Revenge CR...
Costa Rica Opinion – I had the joy of spending Christmas in bed hoping that I would be able to re-hydrate after water was coming out of both ends of my body. There is nothing worse than the weak...
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Costa Rica’s Incompetent Government Agencies; MOPT Messes Up DUI Test Purchase
Costa Rica Opinion – I am not surprised at all by this news, given that the Ministerio de Obrtas Publicas y Tranportes (MOPT) appears to be run by a bunch of incompetents. Or maybe by people who don’t...
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Costa Rica Traffic Cops; Do As I Say, Not As I Do!
Costa Rica News (Opinion Piece) – (QCostaRica) – We’ve all seen them, in Costa Rica and am sure in other cities of the world, cops breaking the law. Lets focus a minute on the elite group of Costa...
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10 Things to Learn From Costa Rican People
Costa Rica Living – These are things that people could learn from Ticos, the people of Costa Rica. 1. How to keep the party going A woman performs during the Light Festival Parade Christmas...
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“Tico Time”; Call It As It Is…. Disrespect for Another
Costa Rica Living – I have been in Costa Rica for over 8 years and one thing I will not ever get used to is “Tico Time”. I am sure I will get the same old response from the retired gringos that live...
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3 Ways to Be Instantly More Productive
Editorial – Journalist Charles Duhigg felt like he kept meeting people who seemed like they had more time than him—more time to get things done, more time to spend with their kids and more time to...
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Reliving “The Scarlet Letter” in Costa Rica; What is Your Letter?
Costa Rica Living – Last night as I sat at home working and enjoying a night not around the multitude of people in Costa Rica that had taken full advantage of labor day by imbibing as much alcohol as...
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Learning Spanish in Costa Rica; Intercultura Language School
Spanish Classes in Costa Rica – One of the biggest questions we get at the Costa Rican Times is where should I go to learn Spanish in Costa Rica? There are so many schools, how do I pick and choose?...
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Costa Rica; Where Child Molesters Live in Paradise
Costa Rica Editorial – From time to time the Costa Rican Times receives and email from one of our readers that hits home and addresses an issue that needs to be spoken about and brought into the...
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The Two-Faced Environmentalism of Costa Rican Politicians
Costa Rica Opinion – There is nothing more humorous than listening to Costa Rica’s political parties talking about how much they care about the environment, when they don’t lead by example. I,...
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