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Costa Rica: My View from the Saddle

January 29, 2020 by Staff News Writer

Linda Gray on the Horse Farm in Costa Rica

Sell all your stuff, get on a flight to Costa Rica and buy a horse farm in a magical valley with waterfalls. That’s how the dream starts with Linda Gray, an American woman from Massachusetts who becomes a tour operator and real estate developer after moving to Costa Rica. Happy Ponies in the Diamante Valley […]

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Chinese company sells low cost smart phones in Costa Rica

January 27, 2020 by Staff News Writer

Redmi Note 8

One of the largest cell phone brands in China, Xiaomi, has arrived in Costa Rica. The low cost brand which has concentrated mostly on the Asian market has a store in the Multiplaza Escazú. On average they have sold 130 phones per day since opening in December. One of the best selling phones that Xiaomi […]

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Visit Irazú Volcano National Park in Costa Rica

January 24, 2020 by Christopher Williams

Irazu Volcano

No visit to Costa Rica would be complete without a trek to 11,260 feet, and visit to Costa Rica’s highest active volcano. On a clear day you can see both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans or hike the 1 kilometer trail loop that winds between the crater lakes. Highest Volcano in Costa Rica Although it […]

Filed Under: Front Page, Tourist Attractions

Murder of French Tourist in Costa Rica Denounced by Development Association

January 23, 2020 by Christopher Williams

Facebook Photo of Christophe Jean Lietaert Murdered in Costa Rica for Cell Phone

An argument over a cell phone provoked the altercation that ended the life of a French citizen who was stabbed on Wednesday in Playas del Coco. Judical police (OIJ) in the regional office of Santa Cruz, identified the victim as a citizen of France, Christophe Jean Lietaert. Social networks indicate that he was Chef instructor […]

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US Secretary of State Called for Fair Elections and Reconsiders Travel Advisory

January 22, 2020 by Christopher Williams

President of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the President of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado on Tuesday as part of a tour of the region. In Costa Rica, Pompeo cited crime as the reason for issuing a cautionary travel advisory. Pompeo visited Colombia before Costa Rica, and the rise of dictatorships in both Venezuela and […]

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Protect Your Debit Card While Living Abroad

January 19, 2020 by Christopher Williams

If you rely on a bank account in the United States to receive money while living abroad, then protecting that debit card from fraud or misuse is important. Of course, there are good reasons why an expat in Costa Rica would want to keep a bank account in the United States. But, a debit card […]

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U.S. President Orders Navy Task Force to Caribbean to Counter Venezuela Threat

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Legislators approve moratorium for registration of shareholders

President confirms gasoline give away for ethanol pilot project

Chinese company sells low cost smart phones in Costa Rica

Search continues for small plane missing in Drake

Farmers will march to the Ministry of Agriculture

IMN warns of dangerous UV radiation this Friday

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