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"Lay back. You don’t have to work that hard. Just enjoy the beauty of the park“, Barbara said. So we stopped paddling. Our boat flowed with the current of Tortuguero river and we started to observe the wildlife of...

Degradation of the product lasts 18 months; plastic lasts 20 years or more. Researchers consider using new material to make new products.Plastic used in the country’s production of bananas would reach a length of approximately thirty-nine (39) times around...

Costa Rica is a great place to study abroad. It is home to many schools including a United Nation-mandated University for Peace (UPEACE).In 2015, more U.S. students studied in Costa Rica compared with any other Latin American country. According...

Recently, the Alajuela Criminal Court absolved the lawyer Mario Cerdas, to whom the Judicial Investigation Organism (OIJ) had found more than one hundred sixty (160) Cannabis plants at his house balcony. After an exhaustive requisition of four (4) raids...

Volcanoes Campi Flegrei in Italy, Sakurajima in Japan, Pavlof in Alaska, Popocatépetl in Mexico and Iturrialba in Costa Rica among others showed signs of reawakening in the last semester of 2016, sounding the alarm among the scientist community that...

Buying property or a new home in a foreign country can be a scary proposition. Costa Rica has recently made changes to their Consumer Protection Law, and the law will now include protection for sales and contracts for sales...

Costa Rican authorities have not been doing enough to address the problems of property theft. Surprisingly, property thefts are not that difficult to achieve. It can be as easy as an unscrupulous Notary Public transferring your property from your...

So you did it – you made the decision to move to Costa Rica. You have found the perfect spot to start your new life.  You have sold everything that you aren’t bringing with you. Now you are just...

All around the world, different countries are considering the question of whether to legalize marijuana for medical purposes, as well as the growing of hemp for industrial uses. There have been any number of reports and studies to gain...

For almost all foreigners living in Costa Rica, life here feels much safer once your lawyer creates a corporation to better protect your assets. Whether that be your car, your property, or even your cell phone. Foreigners were told...