Did you know, you can regularly find beautiful homes in Costa Rica, from coast-to-coast and in the mountains in-between, for under $200,000? Of course, you can spend more, but why would you when there are so many options well within your reach?
When it comes to sports in Costa Rica, generally visions of soaring on a zip line through the jungle, or whitewater rafting on a raging river, come to mind (and, of course, fútbol). But golf? Is golf even played in Central America? In a word, sí!
Thanks to consistent, high-quality waves and a variety of breaks, Costa Rica has been one of the world’s top surfing destinations for decades.
Mike Clifford didn’t have to travel too far from his last job to his new home in Langosta, the quiet community next to Tamarindo on the Pacific Northwest of Costa Rica.
As the craft brewing movement began sweeping the U.K. in the 1970s and the U.S. in the 1980s, Costa Rica was left behind. As more Costa Ricans began sampling brews abroad, however—and as tourists here began looking for something new—craft brewing has crept its way into this brew-friendly country…
Fresh fruits and vegetables year-round; the best coffee ever; unspoiled, deserted beaches; stunning mountain vistas; lush jungle; and the friendliest people on the planet. We didn’t think we’d ever live such a life, but in Costa Rica, we found it easily.
If you still have kids in school, then you may think you have to wait until they graduate before you make a move abroad as a family. Naturally, you want your child to have the best education they can possibly receive. But what if I told you that such an education could be found in idyllic Costa Rica?
When Kelly Brower left California to set up Medusa, her hair cutting shop in Dominical, Costa Rica, she had no idea of the impact she was about to have on this little surfing village.
I first came to Costa Rica in 2003 on vacation. A couple of friends in Sarasota (where I lived) kept bragging about the beaches and the fishing, particularly in the southwest quadrant of Costa Rica and, more specifically, in Quepos and Manuel Antonio (QMA), and I felt compelled to investigate.
I never imagined that life would coax me into living in the hot, tropical jungles of Costa Rica. My first visit to Costa Rica was on a whim, after being temporarily laid off from my marketing job in Kentucky.