Costa Rica: a Land of Peace Whether you want to live, retire, invest, or just relax in Costa Rica, it is a comforting thought for you to live in a safe and peaceful demilitarized country that has been commended by the Dalai Lama, a country that enjoys the greatest political, social, and economic stability in [...]
18
Jul
We Just Got “Cityfied” Grecia is about a fifteen minute drive from El Cajon, where we live, and in the center of Grecia is a fairly large park on a beautiful piece of land that backs up to the famous Red Metal Church. I say famous because it actually is made entirely of metal and [...]
17
Jul
Culture and Entertainment in Costa Rica
Posted by dcantrell Published in Culture & Entertainment in CRCulture and Entertainment in Costa Rica Today, we bring you a step closer to the beautiful Costa Rican culture with our discussion of the diverse cultural activities you can partake in and the varied forms of entertainment you can enjoy year round. Costa Rica offers a wide range of cultural activities that rival those in [...]
14
Jul
Festivals and Public Holidays in Costa Rica
Posted by dcantrell Published in Festivals & Holidays in CRFestivals and Public Holidays in Costa Rica Let’s imagine this scenario: you plan to visit Costa Rica and you want to explore its culture, but you have no idea about Costa Rica’s festivals and public holidays and the locals’ ways of celebrating them. In this article, we will walk you through this and get you [...]
12
Jul
Market Day Today is market day, which means it is Saturday, and every weekend all the farmers in the Grecia community and some from farther out come to Grecia for this weekly event. I particularly enjoy it because I feel like it is a social outing where I get to see and talk to the [...]
9
Jul
The Cost of Living in Costa Rica Since we’ve got you all excited to come to the beautiful tropical paradise of Costa Rica (we hope!), you probably have the following question in mind: “How much does it cost to live in Costa Rica?”. The honest answer is, “It depends on your lifestyle.” You can spend [...]
7
Jul
The Movies and TV Something Cheryl and I did almost every week in Dallas was to go to the movies and since we have been living in Costa Rica, there have been only a couple of times that we have been out to see a movie at a theater. Yes, we have a state-of-the-art movie [...]
6
Jul
Why Invest in Costa Rica Real Estate? Let me start off by saying that there are two reasons why anyone buys a property anywhere in the world: to live on the property and/or to invest in the property by selling it at some point in the future, when they see the value of the property [...]
4
Jul
Mail and Parcel Post There are nuances to the mail and parcel post in Costa Rica that you can begin preparation while in the States just to make things a little easier and have fewer things fall between the cracks once you are here. First, do not expect the mail man to show up at [...]
Water What a perfect day to talk about the water! I just got back from paying the water bill at our local 7-11 (that’s not what it’s really called), and it was almost $7.50 for this last month. The cost of water in El Cajon de Grecia has just gone up this month as we [...]
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