Not All Closings Are Created Equal By Brians Salazar Chavarria, GM Attorneys at Law Every week, buyers walk away from a Costa Rican closing feeling accomplished. The wire cleared, the deed was signed before a notary, and champagne was opened somewhere with an ocean...
The Hidden Cost for Working People In Costa Rica, impounded motorcycles are piling up in government storage lots at a scale that is hard to ignore. The numbers are large, but the human story is even larger. For many riders, a motorcycle is not a hobby, a weekend toy...
Use this Costa Rica wellness retreat guide to choose the right region, retreat style, budget, and season for a trip that truly restores you.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] People often come to me asking what the new trend is. After working in the fashion industry for 30 years (yes, 30!) and living in this beautiful country, I have to offer this advice: you should always adapt today’s popular trends to...
Costa Rica’s coastal wildlife is extraordinary because its shores are not just beaches — they are nurseries, feeding grounds, migration routes and hidden cities of marine life. Along the Pacific and Caribbean coasts, estuaries and mangroves shelter fish, crabs,...
Costa Rica’s endemic wildlife is proof that a small country can hold an entire world of species found nowhere else on Earth. While visitors often come hoping to see sloths, toucans, monkeys and scarlet macaws, many of the country’s rarest animals are far more...
Palm Oil shapes parts of Costa Rica’s economy and landscape. Learn where it grows, why it matters, and the trade-offs behind this crop.
Learn how to buy property in Costa Rica with local insight on legal steps, ownership rules, costs, risks, and choosing the right region.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] There’s something quietly magical about stepping into a Costa Rican garden and realising that half the greenery around you isn’t just decorative—it’s medicinal. From fragrant herbs that double as natural pest repellents to trees...
A local publication matters because it gives a community a voice, a memory and a place to see itself reflected. In a small country, that role becomes even more important. Stories can easily be overlooked when the world only sees the beaches, the tourism brochures and...
In the ancient days, when the gods still spoke through fire and tide, twodestinies never meant to cross were born. Lovers condemned to be parted. Sincethen, with every dusk, the world remembers that wound. It was not fortune thatbrought them together, but the very...
Wondering where do the famous and ultra wealthy hang out in Costa Rica? From Papagayo to Santa Teresa, here’s where luxury life happens.