Women’s rights in Costa Rica – sexism masquerading as feminism?
Email this page Feminism is generally understood to follow one of two different models, often called the US and the European models. Costa Rica primarily embraces the European model. The…
Santa Ana’s Suburban Urban Vision
Email this page Santa Ana is a charming town on the western outskirts of San José. However, most places with a Santa Ana address aren’t actually in Santa Ana, and…
Think Costa Rica is expensive? You won’t believe Caracas
Enlarge CARACAS, Venezuela — If you’re scouting for a new job or to open offices abroad, this is one city you may want to avoid. Venezuela’s capital Caracas has been…
Affordable healthcare in Costa Rica one of the country’s best benefits
Email this page By Jason Holland, InternationalLiving.com December 5th, 2013 – Costa Rica has a lot to recommend it: low cost of living, bargain real estate, the “Pura Vida” lifestyle,…
34 years of living the pura vida lifestyle in Costa Rica
Email this page By Christopher Howard December 4th, 2013 When I was a college undergraduate I was awarded a scholarship to study in Mexico for a year. As a result…
Why US baby boomers are retiring in Latin America
Former US Marine James Cummiskey is seen on one of his coffee farms near Medellín, Colombia.(Courtesy of Christian Gonzales/CIMA Coffee Farms) After 20 years in the US military, James Cummiskey…
Editorial: Costa Rica’s Long Public Banking Experience
In Costa Rica, publicly-owned banks have been available for so long and work so well that people take for granted that any country that knows how to run an economy…
Reader Poll: Should Costa Rica join the Central American Parliament?
Email this page Nicaraguan President, Daniel Ortega, invited Costa Rica to join the Central American Parliament (Parlamento Centroamericano, also known as Parlacen) last week. Costa Rica is the only country…
