Tips for Living in Costa Rica

Tips from expats and experts about moving to Costa Rica and living in Costa Rica.

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Moving Abroad

FB Page for Costa Rican Expats

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Anyone already living in Costa Rica or pondering a move there owes it to themselves to join the Facebook group Expatriates in Costa Rica. It's a very active and very helpful group of people there who are happy to answer any questions you have. (Continue Reading)

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Cost of Living

Internet Access in Costa Rica

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There are lots of options, especially in the Central Valley, for Internet access in Costa Rica. ADSL via landline telephone, cable Internet, WiMax and cellular service are the most popular. (Continue Reading)

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Living Overseas

Be careful of getting wrong directions in Costa Rica

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Ticos, as the Costa Ricans call themselves, are polite and respectful, sometimes to a fault. They don't like to say no directly. They do not want to disappoint you. When you ask directions, of course, this can be a problem! Instead of telling you they don't know or don't understand, they will send you off in the wrong direction. (Continue Reading)

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Living Overseas

Don't worry about the cop car behind you in Costa Rica

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Many people do not believe this, but it's true: In Costa Rica, the police are forbidden to pull you over or chase you in their car. So, don’t worry about that cop car going under the speed limit ahead of you, pass him. (Continue Reading)

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Visas & Work Permits

Living as perpetual tourist in Costa Rica

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Although Costa Rican expat residents have some resentment of those people who make long stays in the country by leaving every 90 days to renew their tourist visa and re-entering the same day, there is actually nothing strictly illegal about that. (Continue Reading)

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