George Lundquist is a retirement and relocation guide who knows what he is talking about. He spent a whole year researching Costa Rica from the States. He toured with Real Estate agents, he joined the ARCR. It was all helpful, he says, but it did not introduce him to what would eventually become his life [...]
Volunteer Teaching English in Costa Rica
A year ago Costa Rican president Óscar Arias Sánchez announced the Costa Rica Multilingüe program, with its goal of having all high school graduates in Costa Rica speak English by the year 2017. (Currently only approximately 10% of Costa Ricans speak fluent English.)
A year later the program has called for some adjustments, with one of [...]
Diving Cocos Island with Okeanos Aggressor
I previously posted about taking the 8 day, mostly land trip to Cocos Island with the Friends of Isla de Coco Foundation and Organization for Tropical Studies, but let’s get real. Most people do not go to Cocos Island just to hike around or snorkel. The diving is where it’s at!!!
One of the two main [...]
Is the Costa Rica Economy in a Recession?
I am going to start this off by stating I am no expert on the economy… I just try to provide those interested in Costa Rica with helpful information regarding travel, business, and relocation to this beautiful country.
I am an avid reader of The Tico Times, Costa Rica’s leading English News Source. There is where [...]
Cheese Factory in Monteverde
Driving through the countryside of Costa Rica, up the sides of mountains or volcanos particularly lends itself to purchasing one of Costa Rica’s most popular products: cheese!
Many small farms along the highway set up small roadside stands where they sell their homemade cheeses, produced just off the highway at their farm. Fresh cheese, Costa Rican [...]
Discounts on custom-tailored Costa Rica vacations
Less than 10 days remain on this offer from JD’s Watersports in Costa Rica, a leader in customized vacations since 1992. JD’s is taking US $50 off per person on all customized vacations to Costa Rica that are reserved before December 31st.
Costa Rica has long been touted as one of the best and most [...]
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