If you’ve lived in or visited Costa Rica for more than a week, you’ve probably heard someone mutter, “El dólar está flojo.” For years, the greenback felt like a super-currency here. Now, with the colón hovering around ₡500 per US$1 and having been much stronger than...
As it relates to surfing, we call the distance between 2 consecutive waves the swell Period, and it is measured in seconds. So let’s imagine for a moment you are out in the water, waiting on your board as a set of waves begins to pulse through. None of the waves have...
Speaking Spanish with Ticos: How to Stop Freezing and Start Enjoying Real Conversations Learning Spanish in Costa Rica is not just vocab lists and verb tables; it’s sweaty palms at the supermercado till, nodding along in a café, and wondering if you’ve just agreed to...
Living in Costa Rica: plumbing that works and still saves water Living in Costa Rica means waking up to birds instead of alarm clocks, watching storms roll in over the hills and rinsing sand off your feet rather than road grit. What many newcomers don’t expect is how...
In the early seventies, my brother and I arrived in Tamarindo with single fin, 7 foot, down-railers and homemade bungee cord leashes. When your tail “side slipped” out from under you on a late drop, your board stretched out to the breaking point on the rubber...
Living in Paradise: When Pura Vida Means Speaking Up Living in Costa Rica feels like stepping into a postcard, but living in “paradise” also means accepting that not everything is perfect. Enjoying Pura Vida does not mean staying silent when something clearly isn’t...
Building in Costa Rica: How Do You Make Your Dream Home Truly “Green”? Moving to Costa Rica and building your own place is a big dream – jungle views, sea breezes and mornings with parrots instead of traffic noise. But in a country this biologically rich, the way you...
As a prospective buyer or seller, choosing from among the many real estate agents in Costa Rica can be a tough decision. How you choose your agent can be based on many different factors. Two key questions are whether or not your real estate agent is: Licensed...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Costa Rica’s capital wakes early. Boardshorts slap the pavement on the way to first light at Jacó, office workers queue for busetas, and somewhere above it all a pair of scarlet macaws argue noisily in an almendro tree....
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Diamante 10% Discount Code /Diamante Coupon - Discount Code: HOWLER: I had heard about Diamante Eco Adventure Park even before moving to the Coco area of Costa Rica. Looking forward to my first...
Costa Rica in 2026: Why US Flights Could Be Easier to Score (and How to Plan the Trip Around It) Yes—recent airfare forecasting suggests that getting to Costa Rica from the US could be noticeably easier on the wallet next year, with both major international airports...
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