Under Costa Rica Law No 7600, Ley de Igualdad de Opportunidades (The Equal Opportunities Law for People with Disabilities), no person can be discriminated because they’re disabled if they are equally capable as another person. This law also promotes that public places and transport should have facilities that enable people with disabilities […]
In case many retired expats do not know, Costa Rica new legislature building was inaugurated on October 19, 2020. It replaces the old building located nearby that had been in operation since 1958. The government spent about $150,000,000 on the project. The new structure rises 18 stories above street level, […]
Many foreigners who come to Costa Rica seem to leave their ‘Brain on the plane’ and make foolish investments by doing things they would never have dreamed of at home. They basically fall in “lust” with the country. So, it is always wise to ‘test before you invest before you […]
Coco Island (Isla del Coco in Spanish) is an island in the Pacific Ocean administered by Costa Rica. It is located approximately 550 km or 360 miles southwest of the Costa Rican mainland. The island has an area of approximately 9.21 square miles, and is more or less rectangular in shape. Coco Island has been a Costa Rican National Park since 1978, and has no permanent inhabitants except […]
In Costa Rica you will never be bored unless you want to. Despite being a pint-size country, Costa Rica offers 100s of activities and interesting things to see and experience. For example, it is now possible for expats to visit Isla San Lucas (San Lucas Island) on a tour one […]
In March 1992, a change in the pensionado law eliminated many tax privileges that retirees had enjoyed since the program started in 1964. Under the old system, foreigners with official pensionado or rentista (permanent retiree) status were required to live in the country four months a year. They were entitled […]
It seems that the more I watch news from the U.S., the worse the situation seems to be getting there. My home state of California is plagued by forest fires once again. Apparently, this is the new normal. Seasonal fires have destroyed hundreds of people’s lives and homes. Add the […]
One of the good things about living in Costa Rica is that there so many activities for staying busy and happy. Sportfishing is just one of them. Fisherman can practice their piscatorial pursuits at Lake Arenal or on the Pacific and Caribbean coasts. Recently, the Instituto de Pesca y Acuicultura […]
There are some expatriates who live around the port of Golfito on Golfo Dulce Bay. Despite being sort of drab and somewhat abandoned. It remains a place of tico homes, colonial buildings, a few small hotels, and several large parcels of land outside town. The surrounding scenery is beautiful. There are several restaurants and gringo hangouts in town where […]
When I relocated to Costa Rica in 1980 I was asked a lot of naïve questions by my friends and family back in the U.S. One acquaintance asked if there were stores down here. Come on! Another person asked if there was a war going on. And there was a […]
