2023 *Updated Costa Rican Residency Process: Benefits and Challenges
Have you considered becoming a resident of this beautiful tropical paradise? Sounds appealing, right? If so, there are several options and bureaucratic processes to navigate.All should be easy enough; Costa Rica has such a strong ex-pat community. However, if you’ve been here long enough, you...
6 Costa Rican values you should know about – The Costa Rican People
Underneath all the social media posts, hashtagged photos and tourist campaigns about a country there are those things that really help define it: its culture and values.It has become a bit unfashionable to talk about values. It suggests that they are fixed. We can’t change...
Planning An Extended Stay In Costa Rica
You've packed your flip flops and your best bathing suit, and you can already feel the sunshine on your skin. As tempting as it is to pack in as much into your itinerary as you did in your suitcase, leaving room in your plans, and...
Driving in Costa Rica: What You Should Know
Driving in a different country can be daunting. It also gives you the freedom to explore a new place and its culture in a way that suits you.From its Atlantic and Pacific coastlines, cloud forests and national parks -- with those sloths and baby monkeys...
7 of the Best Costa Rican Fruits You Must Try
No trip is complete without trying these Costa Rican fruits!When trying to find fruits in Costa Rica, you won't be searching long. It’s easy to find a list of common and not so common goodies where ever you are in the country. However, there are...
Typical Costa Rican Foods You Have to Try
There are a variety of Costa Rican dishes and foods you need to try. Isn't food one of the first things you think about when visiting a new place? Worldwide, we count on an innumerable amount of flavor combinations, exciting fusions, and unimaginable mixtures to...
Costa Rica Women: What they are like & why they are special
A little background before we begin:I’m 39 years old and happily married to a wonderful Costa Rican woman. I have two children from a previous marriage (also a Costa Rican) and I have been living in the country for the past 15 years. ...
7 Artists in Costa Rica You Should Know
Costa Rica is such a beautiful colorful country, which makes it the perfect place to live in and paint. Some say light and colors are brighter here and use that to express themselves as artists.There are many artists that come from other countries, and of...
Marrying a Costa Rican, Residency and Cultural Differences
Did you make it to paradise only to find yourself falling in love with more than just the pipa fria and salty air? It's ok, it happens. Costa Rica is lovable, and so are the people. So, it only makes sense that marrying a Costa...