I’ve asked the coffee experts to write an awesome article about the secrets to drinking Costa Rican Coffee the right way. And they did! Let me tell you something, Costa Rican coffee is nothing short of excellent. And that should come as no surprise, as there are literally tens of thousands of small-scale coffee farmers […]
A strip mall is a great investment, as long as there is a convenience store. Even Costa Rica is now catching up with the rat race up north. Although mostly in the high-density areas of the Central Valley. Small rural towns from yesteryear like Escazu, Curridabat, and Liberia turned into busy suburbia. Bad city planning […]
Costa Rica has an amazing Senior Citizen Discount program. 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 […]
Sustainable shopping is now available for those who are looking for green products, on the west-side of San Jose. Commercial growth is turning Santa Ana little by little into a real city, showing a stable Costa Rica real estate market. You find entrepreneurs investing in new businesses everywhere. Therefore, I wasn’t surprised to find the […]
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes 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 make the decision to buy […]
Do you know what a Guanabana is? Weird word, right! It won’t kill you to shop somewhere other than Pricemart and AutoMercado, I promise! Now there is nothing wrong with either of these fine establishments. In fact, for some of those foods from home that we just can’t do without, it’s the only place to […]
Cariari shopping will never be a problem again. A new commercial building will not only make Cariari shopping a lot easier. There will be additional services that make living in Cariari more attractive than ever. Running is a passion all over Costa Rica and Cariari is no exception, one sees them at their solitary endeavor, […]
The Multiplaza Escazu shopping mall is now even more accessible than ever, did you know that? Highway 27 makes Multiplaza Escazu easy to reach from anywhere in the Central Valley. It makes shopping in Costa Rica so much easier to Escazu and Santa Ana residents. The Multiplaza Escazu shopping mall can compete with any shopping mall in the […]
Looking to live on the west side of San José? Then check out Daniel’s corner mixed bag of important West Side information. Find important West side information open-air fresh fruit, fresh flowers, and vegetable markets. Many of our newcomers don´t know that the Costarican farmer’s markets are quite famous for their fresh fruits and vegetables. You […]
After seeing and hearing about Walmart when I was at home near Sabana, felt I just have to write about supermarkets in Costa Rica 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 I hate to pay more than […]
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