This is not a fun or happy subject to write about, however, I felt it was an important topic, and if you are considering buying a home in Costa Rica, you should read this. This article is a true life story that happened to a client of one of the agents in my group. This experience highlights the importance of getting one's legal affairs in order before deciding to purchase property in Costa Rica.
Here are 5 lesser-known facts about US Social Security the every Ex-Pat should know.
Social Security is often the foundation of retirement plans but many Americans have been paying into the system for years without knowing how the system actually works – especially when they retire abroad. Here are 5 lesser-known facts about Social Security that any retiring ex-pat needs to know.
Well here we go again, the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) along with the Ministries of Agriculture and Livestock, Environment and Energy, and Economic Planning and Development are working to improve the environment. Well, I hope so.
Coopeguanacaste is the rural electric distributor in for most of the province of Guanacaste and they are very close to completing constructing the largest solar panel plant in all of Costa Rica with an installed capacity of 5 Megawatts (MW) and generating 9 Gigawatts (GWh) of energy per year.
El Niño is definitely having an effect on the weather in Costa Rica, but not for long…
May usually brings about the first rains here in the Guanacaste region. But this year, at the beginning of May, Playas del Coco experienced a heat wave instead. Temperatures reached 39 degrees celsius or 102° degrees fahrenheit! The occurrence of this prolonged heat wave in Playas del Coco is tied to the phenomenon known as El Niño.
Rumor has it that if you plant a stick in the ground in Costa Rica it will grow! The soil here is rich and fertile. Gardening in the Guanacaste region is satisfying but still a labor of love, no matter how rich the soil.
Have you ever wondered what Costa Rica’s main exports are? The moment you start driving from the Liberia International Airport towards Playa del Coco or Playa Hermosa, you see fields and fields of crops growing. You often see sugar cane being harvested, cattle grazing, or melons being tended to. The statistics are quite fascinating and very impressive!
From surfing to canopy zip line tours, howler monkeys to luxurious spas, spectacular water falls to sunset cruises. Now that the low season is here there are many good deals to be had. Here is my list of what not to miss when you visit Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
One of the things I love about living in Costa Rica is the beautiful array of wild life, especially the vast variety of birds. I remember when I was a kid about 5 years old, I used to look up in the sky when I heard the screech of a hawk and watched as he was soaring on the thermal drafts barely flapping a wing and thought to myself, boy I would love to be able to do that, how cool would it be to fly like a bird.
UPDATED: May, 2023
Fishing in the Papagayo Region of Guanacaste Costa Rica is an experience like no other. This beautiful area on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica is known for its rich marine life and offers some of the best fishing opportunities in the country and in the world!
