If you are considering relocating to Costa Rica with school age children, schools will be a main concern and more than likely determine your choice of where to live. There are many choices in the Central Valley, which is rich in educational options, offering anything from mainstream public schools to your American based private institutions.
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The Costa Rican Government has identified deforestation as a major problem in Costa Rica. Pristine forests were destroyed to make way for cattle pastures and other industries. The result of this destruction was that top soil, the very essence of life in Costa Rica, ran to the rivers and floated out to the oceans only [...]
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First thing you need are the documents required by the Costa Rican government. And they are as follows:
Birth certificates for every family member, no more than 90 days old at the time you file in Costa Rica. Must be authenticated by the Costa Rican Consulate in the state where they were issued.
Marriage certificate, notarized [...]
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Moving pets to Costa Rica or leaving Costa Rica is easy if you have the right information. We move pets for many families either entering or leaving Costa Rica to and from all parts of the world. First thing you need to know is to get the right size cage for your pet so that [...]
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As mentioned before on this blog Rentista status and Pensinado status are the most popular common types of residency that people apply for when entering Costa Rica.
While there are several new proposals to change the immigration laws in the oven, nothing has been proposed for Rentista status. It as of August 12, 2006 has gotten [...]
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This is Holy week in Costa Rica and many businesses are closed for the week. All are closed Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Saturday and Easter Sunday. Banks were open the beginning of the week but them along with all of the malls shut down today for the balance of the weekend. Buses aren’t running, not [...]
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Traffic is SOOOOO bad coming or going to the beach this weekend. 90% of the Central Valley is heading to the beach for the weekend. Cars were bumper to bumper heading out of the city on Thursday and will be even worse coming back on Monday. Buses aren’t running so cars are the only means [...]
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