Besides its many beautiful natural settings Costa Rica is also famous for producing some of the best coffee in the world. Here are some interesting facts to educate expats about coffee. When did coffee start to be grown in Costa Rica? 1808 When did it first begin to be exported? […]
Over the years Ecuador has had a history tumultuous politics and governmental instability. So who would seriously consider relocation there? Recent massive protests (September and October 2019) between disenchanted Ecuadorians and the government have left hundreds of protestors injured. More than half of Ecuador’s 15 million people still live in […]
I am presently taking a few days away from my busy schedule to visit my son who works for an American company based in Austin, Texas. While on the plane the cover of United Airline’s inflight magazine caught my eye with its cover story featuring “Three Perfect Days in Costa […]
For many years the country has been considered a “nature lover’s Disneyland” because of its many natural wonders. Those interested in surfing, hiking bird watching zip lining, river rafting and the outdoors in general, will fall in love with this beautiful country. Recently, Conde Nast Traveler published it’s ranking of […]
This is the first in a series of articles for the Tico Times about moving to and living in Costa Rica with the goal of helping potential expats. Although this series of articles may seem self-serving at times, their purpose is to help people relocate as seamlessly as possible, give objective information […]
By Rico Occasionally, I come across good articles about living in Costa Rica that are written by insightful and knowledgeable expats. This one is from my friend Rico’s column TICO BULL. Retirees who live in Costa Rica are quick to notice these cultural differences and find most of them hard […]
Costa Ricans are very friendly people and in general some of the happiest people in the world. They also are peace-loving and actually like expats. However, forming deep friendships with them may prove difficult for expats. I have lived in Costa Rica for 40 years and during this time have […]
One of the guests on my April 2019 relocation/retirement tour asked me many questions about electric vehicles in Costa Rica. At present there are only around 500 electric vehicles in all of Costa Rica. The goal is to have 100 million of these vehicles on the road worldwide by the […]
Anyone thinking of relocating to Costa Rica will be happy to know that the Good Country International Index rates Costa Rica as the best place among the countries of Latin America. After visiting all of Latin America and living in Mexico and Costa Rica, I couldn’t agree more with the […]
In 2008, 2010 and 2016 the Happy Planet Index ranked Costa Rica as the happiest country in the world. There is more good news for the country. This year(2019) another organization, the World Happiness Report, named Costa Rica as the happiest country in Latin America, second happiest in the Americas […]