Insider’s Guide to Exploring Panama’s Highlands
By Jessica Ramesch, InternationalLiving.com November 30th, 2012 – Boquete is Panama’s best-known highland town, with mild temperatures in the low 70s to mid-80s F… and misty rains that keep everything carpeted…
2 months in Costa Rica and Panama – on $29 a day
By Mike Hopkins, InternationalLiving.com November 30th, 2012 - When I retired in 2011, I wanted to continue my travels. I’d spent most of my adult life working outside the U.S.…
A Fish out of Water, November 30th, 2012
A Fish out of Water Friday, November 30th, 2012 Very few, if any, sportfishing enthusiasts came back disappointed or empty-handed after another excellent week of fishing all along Costa Rica’s…
Expect to pay more property taxes next year
November 28th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Expect to pay more property taxes next year, as tax authorities plan to raise the fiscal value per square meter of homes between 29% and 41%. …
Starbucks making a killing from a rare Costa Rican coffee
November 28th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Starbucks has added to their menu the most expensive coffee it has ever sold, going for up to $7 per cup. The coffee, known as…
Green alert in the Caribbean and Northern Costa Rica, more rain and chilly temps today
November 28th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The National Emergency Commission (CNE) declared a “green alert” yesterday for Limon and northern Costa Rica due to the presence of a new cold front, rivers…
Expert: “Costa Rica in desperate need of a tax reform”
November 28th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) According to researchers of the Fiscal Studies Program at the National University (UNA, in Spanish), not having a tax reform plan for Costa Rica is simply…
ICE alerts clients of new phone scam
November 28th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) ICE’s cellular division, Kolbi, is warning customers that the company is not behind a fake promotion called “Responde y gana con Kolbi” (Respond and win with…
