Many retirees in North America are finding that their pension isn’t quite cutting it. As an alternative, more and more are moving down to Costa Rica with their social security in order to live very comfortably. The perfect year-round climate as well as a friendly and welcoming community of both locals and expats is another huge draw for people looking to relocate.
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Environment
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Costa Rica is a pioneer of payments for environmental services (PES)
By: Marcel Evans, The Costa Rica Star As one of the pioneers of payments for environmental services...
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Two New Projects to Improve the Water Situation in Guanacaste
Reposted By: Jesse Montgomery, from Inside Costa Rica Approximately 25 years ago, Jorge Manuel Dengo,...
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Pacuare River Costa Rica Second Best In The World For Whitewater Rafting
Reposted By: Jesse Montgomery, from The Costa Rica News If you want to add some adventure to your...
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Life Styles
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Retiree Discounts in Costa Rica
By: Jason Holland, International Living Bob Lux sold his business at 62 and retired. But he soon...
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Costa Rica is a pioneer of payments for environmental services (PES)
By: Marcel Evans, The Costa Rica Star As one of the pioneers of payments for environmental services...
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Assumption is the bane of reason in Costa Rica Real Estate
By: Marcel Evans, The Costa Rica Star Randy Berg, we’ve interviewed you before in The Costa Rica...
- 10 things to keep in mind when renting a vacation home in Costa Rica
- Costa Rica Celebrates Guanacaste Day!
- Guanacaste is top choice for Tico vacationers
Travel
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Retiree Discounts in Costa Rica
By: Jason Holland, International Living Bob Lux sold his business at 62 and retired. But he soon...
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Costa Rica is a pioneer of payments for environmental services (PES)
By: Marcel Evans, The Costa Rica Star As one of the pioneers of payments for environmental services...
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10 things to keep in mind when renting a vacation home in Costa Rica
By: Marcel Evans, The Costa Rica Star Here below are things you should consider before selecting...
- Guanacaste is top choice for Tico vacationers
- WestJet announces flights to Costa Rica from Toronto through Liberia International Airport
- Costa Rica and Panama Consider No-Passport Travel Treaty
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Retiree Discounts in Costa Rica
Many retirees in North America are finding that their pension isn’t quite cutting it. As an alternative, more and more are moving down to Costa Rica with their social security in order to live very comfortably. The perfect year-round climate as well as a friendly and welcoming community of both locals and expats is another huge draw for people looking to relocate.
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Costa Rica is a pioneer of payments for environmental services (PES)
As one of the pioneers of payments for environmental services (PES), Costa Rica has already established several long term income streams to compensate landowners for conserving their rainforest. Rather than wait on the international community to prepare its environmental services framework, Costa Rica saw that urgent action was needed against deforestation and water course devastation.
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Assumption is the bane of reason in Costa Rica Real Estate
Buying real estate in Costa Rica requires a lot of research beforehand on the part of the potential buyer. Rules and regulations are very different here and those interested in purchasing property must do their due diligence beforehand and work with experts in the field in order to ensure you come away with everything that you were hoping for at a fair and reasonable price.
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10 things to keep in mind when renting a vacation home in Costa Rica
Here is a list of things you should consider before selecting a home rental in Costa Rica. Like anything else related to lodging, home rental is an option that works best in certain circumstances. It allows you to have a lot of room to have your own space, and feel as though you have all the amenities of home right at your fingertips.
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Costa Rica Celebrates Guanacaste Day!
The Annexation of Guanacaste Day, celebrated on July 25th, commemorates the annexation of the province of Guanacaste to Costa Rica, which occurred in 1824 – prior to this year, Guanacaste was part of Nicaragua. The Guanacaste Day is celebrated with a nationwide public holiday and bustling celebratory activities and events, especially in the province of Guanacaste.
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Guanacaste is top choice for Tico vacationers
The northwestern province of Guanacaste continues to be the top choice for vacation destinations for Costa Rican tourists, based on a survey by the National Tourism Chamber (Canatur) of 104 hotels across the country. During mid-year vacations, which ended over the weekend, Guanacaste hotels registered the country’s highest occupancy rates for domestic tourism.
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WestJet announces flights to Costa Rica from Toronto through Liberia International Airport
WestJet announced today it will add four new sun destinations and extend two more from seasonal to year-round as part of its 2012-2013 winter schedule. This new service will fly patrons directly from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport to Costa Rica’s Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Costa Rica. Flight options will be twice a week and will allow for easier travel between the two nations.
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Costa Rica and Panama Consider No-Passport Travel Treaty
President Laura Chinchilla met with her Panamanian counterpart Ricardo Martinelli at the Sixaola southern border days ago to inaugurate a new bridge that will connect both Central American nations. The proposal is to enact a treaty that would allow citizens of both Costa Rica and Panama to cross the border without a passport, in order to add some flexibility without sacrificing national security.
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Former president launches initiative to find a new ‘vision’ for Costa Rica
Monday morning at Heredia’s National Biodiversity Institute some 250 Costa Ricans at a lakeside auditorium heard former Costa Rican President José María Figueres unveil a new civil-society initiative to “move the country forward.” “La Vía Costarricense” (“The Costa Rican Way”) aims to become a broad social movement and “catalyst for innovative ideas”.
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Two New Projects to Improve the Water Situation in Guanacaste
In Guanacaste, Costa Rica, there has been the evolution of an initiative to cover the water exit from the Caribbean and send it to the Pacific since there is somewhat of a lack of water in this region. This new water way was used to produce energy though three hydro electric plants; Arenal, Corobicí and Magdalena. In this last one was where the Arenal-Tempisque Irrigation project, which is the final phase, has begun.
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