Driving in Costa Rica can be treacherous on good days. Forget it if it is raining or dark. While I have become used to many things in my path every once in awhile I forget and almost hit a tree that is placed 4 feet off the curb or an electric pole that is a [...]
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Today is the day that the phone numbers will change that was mentioned in an earlier post.
Effective tonight at midnight all landlines will have a 2 in front of the number that is already assigned. For instance, 219-2747 will as of mid-night tonight be 2219-2747. If you are calling from the US or Canada you [...]
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You cannot work in Costa Rica unless you have a work permit or the proper type of residency that allows you to do so. You cannot work while living in the country with a Tourist Visa, Rentista Status or Pensionado status. You are actually forbidden to do so by the Costa Rican government. You cannot [...]
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OH! I forgot to post earlier this week to let you know that….EVERYTHING is closed tomorrow-Sunday for Easter. Thursday is Holy Thursday, Friday is good Friday then of course Sunday is Easter.
Those with cars will be heading for the beach. Hotels are booked months in advance for this weekend. Buses do not run and most [...]
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The Gringo never even saw it coming
The legal right to steal: A valid power of attorney
By Garland M. Baker
Special to A.M. Costa Rica
A U.S. citizen returned to Costa Rica in February 2003 to find his lawyers living in his Pacific coast villa. They had taken all his possessions and burned them to complete the takeover.
A [...]
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