Costa Rica is catching up with the rat race up north, mostly in the high density areas of the Central Valley. Small rural towns from yesteryear like Escazu, Santa Ana and Curridabat turned into busy suburbia. Bad city planning with no space left to build new roads make traffic jams a daily routine. A few […]
You might not realize that Curridabat real estate can be as great an option for you as anywhere else in the Central Valley of Costa Rica. The reason is probably lack of information which is what you will receive in this blog today. The city of Curridabat, located on the east side of San Jose, […]
In my blog “what do Costa Rica expats want” I suggested a 65+ program for retirees without knowing such a program already existed. Other countries like Panama do have a senior citizen discount program widely advertised but the Costa Rican government advertises their program only to the local communities and not to the international community, […]
by Daniel Langlois for the Easy Times Commercial growth is turning Santa Ana little by little into a real city, showing for a stable Costa Rica real estate market and you will find entrepreneurs investing in new businesses everywhere. Therefore I wasn’t surprised to find the new Green Center Eco Depot in Santa Ana offering […]
A very important part of the decision of moving to Costa Rica is shipping your household or not. Maybe the change of life by moving to Costa Rica is a great reason to start with new furniture? Are you going to rent first before you take the decision to buy a home in Costa Rica? Should […]
by Daniel Langlois for the Easy Times West side of San Jose Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Open Markets and Fresh Flowers where and when. Many of our newcomers don´t know that the Costarican farmers markets are quite famous for their fresh fruits and vegetables. You can of course buy these in your regular grocery market […]
by Barry Ashworth for the Easy Times After seeing and hearing about Walmart when I was at home near Sabana, felt I just have to write about supermarkets in general and particularly grocery shopping in Costa Rica. There are so many myths and strange ideas here. Maybe it is my partly Scottish blood coming out but […]
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