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PeaceTerrorist

The health care system is good here with the caja. BUT the recent problem, the Pharmas control the medical system here. Pushing drugs and vaccines to everyone. The Pharmas are trying to make people addicted to their pills. CAFTA brought most of this here and the fast foods poisons. A back health plan is always good to have. Taxes are cheaper here. BUT the central bank will make efforts over time to abolish the socialism structure here and bring in their buddies to buy up the common services. Privatized them. Yes a problem is the North Americans coming down here with their exceptionalism attitude. They flaunt their wealth to the locals. Setting themselves up for robberies. And to not learn Spanish. You will not go far to blend in with the locals. As for me, I didn’t move down here to meet other gringos. But to learn the people and culture. My general rule here, If you want to live lie a gringo, You’ll pay as a gringo. If you want to live like a Tica, You’ll pay as a tico. You have to remember the central bank owns CR. So austerity is getting forced on the people. There has been a month long strike of government workers for higher pay to meet the living expenses. It is beautiful here, in the rain forest. I am in the southern Pacific zone. Plenty of fresh water and food here. Would never want to live in San Jose. Still with all of the issues, I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. My kids grew up here, and are doing so much better than they would of in the US. We been here 13 years.

hockeyrick

Saw the 10 tips for living in CR and, wait, its over 10 years old, gimme a break. How can you refer a 10 yr old article, much has changed, Keep it fresh.