Posted on December 30th, 2008 by Angela Passman
Costa Rica has over the past 5 year seen a significant increase in the number of Tourists walking through its doors. Costa Rica now boasts 2 International airports, Juan Santamaria and Liberia International airport. The Liberia airport has seen such a exponential increase in incoming flights it has had to expand the terminal and it [...]
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Posted on December 30th, 2008 by Angela Passman
Under the Costa Rica Constitution, non-Costa Ricans have the same rights as Costa Rica citizens to purchase, own, develop and transfer real estate. All title deeds are registered on the National Property Registry Registro Nacional. This national registry serves the same purpose as town or county title records in the United States. You can check [...]
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Posted on December 29th, 2008 by Angela Passman
US and Costa Rican medical tourism agency Health Choices International has developed answers to perennial questions they are asked by potential customers. There are three principle reasons why individuals from a developed nation would travel to Costa Rica for healthcare. 1. Affordability – For many, healthcare at home is too expensive. Costa Rica has cost [...]
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Posted on December 28th, 2008 by Angela Passman
Pet relocation is a topic that never gets old. There is so much to it that the normal pet owners never think about. What is the best airport to send my pets out of? What is the best airlines? Is it safe to send my pet as cargo? I’ve heard so many bad things about [...]
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Posted on December 27th, 2008 by Angela Passman
Expats might have felt a bit left out yesterday if they did not bring their horses. December 26th is the day for the Tope Nacional, a horse parade of some 4,000 to 5,000 riders and their mounts through downtown San José. This is the traditional day-after-Christmas event that also attracts other horse-related participants: carriage owners, [...]
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Posted on December 20th, 2008 by Angela Passman
Please excuse my inability to write a full post this holiday season but I have run across some of the most interesting sites and want to share them with you in their entirety so follow the link and laugh your way to Christmas. You will have to cut and paste the link into your browser [...]
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Posted on December 19th, 2008 by Angela Passman
Trouble in Mexico I write this letter in the hopes that it will reach as many people as possible and perhaps a little change will come of it. Pet owner BEWARE, things are not as they seem when you are trying to do the best for your pet. Due to my husband’s and my work, [...]
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Posted on December 16th, 2008 by Angela Passman
This title may be a little misleading because this post is not about the beauty of Christmas in Costa Rica or the fact that you can hang out at the pool and work up a sweat on Christmas Day without guilt. What this post is about is everyone taking off work for 16 days. From [...]
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