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Top 10 Culture Shocks You’ll Notice When You Move to Costa Rica

Even if you’ve visited a country many times before moving there, the experience shifts once you live there. Vacations offer a curated glimpse, but living somewhere reveals the unedited version.…
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Building Community in Costa Rica

Community matters everywhere, but in Costa Rica, it feels even more essential. It’s a gentle net that rises beneath you on the days when the power flickers out, the water…
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Costa Rica Homes for Rent: Best Areas, Prices, and Tips for Expats

Introduction Few destinations combine tropical beauty, political stability, and modern comfort quite like Costa Rica. For retirees, expats, and digital nomads, Costa Rica homes for rent offer an easy gateway…
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Comfort and Hillside Living at Escazú, San José

Introduction Dawn reaches Escazú slowly. It spills over the ridgelines first, catching the tops of houses tucked into the hills, stirring the cool mountain air that smells faintly of wet…
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Costa Rica Cost of Living Guide: Prices, Budgets, and Tips
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Costa Rica Cost of Living Guide: Prices, Budgets, and Tips

Introduction Dreaming of living amid tropical breezes, verdant jungles, and friendly communities? Before packing your bags, the most critical question is: what will your dollars (or colones) actually buy? The…
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Your Guide for a Smooth Transition Moving to Costa Rica

Introduction Moving to Costa Rica is a bold lifestyle shift. Maybe you’re drawn by its sprawling rainforests, its year-round tropical climate, or the promise of pura vida. Whatever the reason,…
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A Practical Guide to Costa Rica for Expats
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A Practical Guide to Costa Rica for Expats

Introduction Costa Rica remains one of the clearest paths to a slower, steadier way of living. Mornings are gentle instead of stressful. Light filters through valleys. The air carries a…
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How to Plan a Family Relocation to Costa Rica
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How to Plan a Family Relocation to Costa Rica

Introduction If the thought of moving your family to Costa Rica has lingered in the back of your mind, this might be the year it takes shape. The country has…
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Best Places to Live in Costa Rica: Life Between Coffee, Coastlines, and Calm
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Best Places to Live in Costa Rica: Life Between Coffee, Coastlines, and Calm

Introduction Costa Rica tends to stick to you. Maybe it’s the scent of fresh coffee in the morning air, or how people stop to chat instead of rushing past each…
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Costa Rica Rainy Season - Rain clouds gather over a quiet Costa Rican road as the season begins
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When the Rain Falls in Costa Rica

Walking Into the Storm In the Costa Rica rainy season, I like to walk in the rain. Not the drizzle you tiptoe through with an umbrella, but the real thing,…
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