Month: March 2022
Posted on March 31, 2022
Costa Rica: Country Lifts Sanitary Measures
March 31, 2022 Costa Rica is on its way to the total lifting of the sanitary measures activated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Find below the sanitary measures that have …
Posted on March 30, 2022
Playa Ocotal, Guanacaste Costa Rica
Playa Ocotal is a wonderfully peaceful place to enjoy swimming, snorkeling, and relaxing in the sun. Scenic hills and cliffs hem in the beach, and the Catalina Islands sit just offshore. The quaint village of Playa Ocotal is …
Posted on March 30, 2022
Caja Costs Spike for Expats in Costa Rica
By Laura Gutierrez of Immigration Help Costa Rica CAJA sticker shock. For those who don’t yet know, one of the requirements for residency here in Costa Rica is that you must enroll in our national healthcare system (CAJA) …
Posted on March 10, 2022
Monkey Business: Where to Find the Fab Four Primate Species in Costa Rica
Published on February 23, 2022 by Dana Kaleta The four monkey species in Costa Rica The four species of monkeys native to Costa Rica are the white-faced capuchin (mono cariblanco), spider monkey (mono colorado or mono araña), the squirrel monkey (mono …
Updated on March 10, 2022
Looking to Move to Beautiful Costa Rica? Meet Residency Expert Laura Gutierrez
By The Costa Rica Star Former tourists and foreign residents have chosen to live in Costa Rica for many good reasons, not the least of which is the breathtaking beauty, fantastic weather, and an idyllic lifestyle measurably better than …
Posted on March 4, 2022
THE MAKING OF LAKE ARENAL
The Making of Lake Arenal: Life-Changing Upheaval for Two Small Communities. Forty years ago, Costa Rica inaugurated the largest public works project in its history — damming a river and flooding a valley to create the second-largest lake in Central America …