Spanish: Colorful Expressions Too
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Here are some Spanish words and phrases to learn when traveling or living in Costa Rica. Take your time and learn them, it is always helpful to practice while you are out and about enjoying the areas....
La Florida: The Little Caribbean Town With a Lot of History
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]If you mention El Codo del Diablo to older Costa Ricans, they hang their heads in shame. On a recent trip out to the Caribbean side of Costa Rica, we decided to take a side trip to see the new hydroelectric dam, Planta...
What is the Impact of the Purchase and Sale Agreement on a Property Purchase Transaction?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When entering into a property purchase transaction in Costa Rica, the purchase and sale agreement — the initial formal legal document that binds the parties to the transaction — deserves the undivided attention of the parties, but...
Food Combinations For Healthy Digestion
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]It is no surprise to see on the market today so many digestive and dietary aids for the stomach, along with pills for gas and indigestion. Most of these conditions likely begin with poor food combining. Ayurveda, an...
Costa Rica 2022: Through the Lens
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]For all of the scenes, sensations and experiences that words can’t adequately describe, countless generations have relied on the universally understood language of pictures. Legacies of priceless paintings set the stage...
Spanish: things to do with your hands
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Learning Spanish words for what to do with your hands is like unlocking a secret code to a world of gesticulated magic. Imagine you're a maestro, orchestrating a symphony of motions—think "abrir" (to open) as you...
Digital Nomads: Work Remotely From the Land of Pura Vida!
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]A year ago, Costa Rica approved Law 10.008, Ley para atraer trabajadores y prestadores remotos de servicios de carácter internacional, also known as the "Digital Nomads law." In July 2022, the reglamento was published,...
Great Christmas Gift: Costa Rica Photographers – Through the Lens
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/87gXky5Mrb0" align="center"][vc_column_text] AMAZON page link to order your Christmas Gifts [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator color="chino" border_width="3"][/vc_column][vc_column...
Gardens with Wings
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] "Psyche" — this is what Aristotle, with his interest in the metamorphosis of insects, named the butterfly in ancient Greece. Many other cultures also relate butterflies to the human soul. "Mysterious and symbolic,...
Arts – Entertainment – Exploring San José Through Urban Art
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Mario Molina Salazar is the founder and administrator of an innovative project called Costa Rica en la Pared (“Costa Rica on the Wall”), which leads four-hour tours showcasing graffiti, murals and other public art on the...