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If you were on a sailboat from California at night, entering Costa Rican waters from the north, you wouldn’t see a lot of lights on the shore, and you might correctly surmise that much of the [...]

Playa Potrero, Costa Rica, is as unassuming as its name — which means “pasture” — but those who come here will discover one of the country’s least-known greatest places. Potrero is right in the [...]

Playa Flamingo is one of the most beautiful coastal towns in Costa Rica today, with two stunning peninsulas, two golden beaches and a backdrop of frog-green hillsides. And all of this came to be [...]

COSTA RICA IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED WIDE OPEN AGAIN Four months ago, with the evolving Covid pandemic you could go out in Costa Rica and wonder if the Rapture had happened and nobody alerted you.   [...]

What You Need to Know About Buying a Home in Costa Rica Many people who travel to Costa Rica are so enchanted by their visit that they want to buy a home here. Some people want to move here [...]

Things to Know Before Moving to Costa Rica Though Costa Rica is a relatively small country, with a population of around 5 million, a lot of foreigners, and especially Americans, are interested in [...]

7 Tips for Traveling in Costa Rica on a Budget While many people spend a lot of money on their vacations, it’s totally possible to enjoy a trip to Costa Rica on a budget. There are so many [...]

10 Best Things to Do in Costa Rica When planning a trip to Costa Rica, there are so many activities to choose from that you may feel like a mosquito at a nudist colony — you’re happy to be here, [...]

Planning on renting a car in Costa Rica? You’re not alone. With over 1.7 million tourists landing in Costa Rica every year – a lot of tourists decide renting a car is the best option for [...]

Want to Move to Costa Rica? 5 Questions to Consider Probably the best advice about moving to Costa Rica is to rent before you buy — or as one sage has put it, don’t marry the first girl you dance [...]

The Culture of Costa Rica: Meet the World’s Happiest People If you want to learn about traditions, customs or etiquette in the culture of Costa Rica, just invite three people to come into your [...]

How to Plan a Trip to Costa Rica It’s one of the most popular tourism destinations in the world, so if you’re planning a trip to Costa Rica, you won’t be disappointed. But to get the most out of [...]