As you know North American’s run around most times like chickens with their heads cut off in all different directions at the same time. The pace is called a rat race. Many people contact us wanting to get out of the “rat race” in the US and other countries. When you are caught up in [...]
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Today, while driving, no more than twenty meters from me I saw a person being robbed. I must say the robbers are terribly quick. Just for you to know. If you drive by the “Rotondas” in Hatillos, there is a bridge that crosses the road (and I suspect that is where the robbers watch the [...]
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According to Costa Rica labor laws, a foreigner can not take the job of a Costa Rican. This means you can not come down here and get a job with one of the many corporations or hotels in Costa Rica without first obtaining a work permit. These are difficult to impossible to get as again, [...]
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I hesitate to write on this topic because your cost of living in Costa Rica is going to depend on how YOU want to live. But I was recently reading some of the websites on Costa Rica and saw something very disconcerting at www.costarica.com/Home/Retirement/Cost_of_Living. This site claims that you can have a 3 bedroom house [...]
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On our website www.relocationcr.com we do not list any prices for Guardian Angels CR assistance. The reason for this is because we cater our services to fit the needs of each individual client. Some will need help with schools and housing and some will not. Some will need assistance with immigration and some will not [...]
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Get some games loaded into your cell phone, have a good breakfast and prepare yourself for the ultimate stress test: Migraciones. The first three times I renewed my permanent residency were not happy, but taking into consideration that it is a must and doing this type of “vueltas” or “trámites” has never been entertainment it [...]
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We have many animals as you might have read on earlier posts. One of our dogs Taubi has a very odd skin condition. My vet calls it the “Michael Jackson disease”. Where Taubi only a couple of years ago was a beautiful brown and black Akita, he is now 95% white. His nose has gone [...]
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Faster than the speed of (green) light Today I read something about a group of scientists in Princeton claiming to have exceeded the speed of light during an experiment… at such a point where light actually exits the vacuum before even entering… that’s right! Faster than time itself. I was not surprised… Did you notice [...]
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You can see on the Discovery Channel everything you might want to know about Costa Rica snakes. I heard about the huge species that you could find in Costa Rica long before moving here. So naturally I expected to see snakes crawling all over the place. That is the way they make it look on [...]
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Traffic in Costa Rica is a beast unleashed. Everyday I find myself with my mouth hanging open at the idiotic things that people do with their cars. I don’t even know that I can explain some of the things that I have seen just in the last 24 hours. The problem is there are no [...]
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