Ok, this is it, my mind is made up, I am not going to change it – I am giving up my addiction to the US dollar. From now I will only deal with the Costa Rican Colon.
Why, you ask?
The Costa Rican currency has proven itself to be stable and durable. It is not affected by any outside forces, like the threat of a war. It has also proven to be strong against the greenback.
But most of all I am just tired of the ups and downs of …

Closing the San José – Caldera is perhaps a prudent move on the part of transport officials, but what are now to do, go back to the old road, the monte de Aguacate or the Cambronero? No way, I think I will stay home until they re-open ruta 27 completely.
Why you may ask?
Well, like a kid with shiny spanking brand new car, it is hard to go back to the old clunker. The San José – Caldera, although there have been numerous incidents, including one death due to …

You know Costa Rica is in trouble and the nation’s top cops are out of ways of curbing growing violence and insecurity in the country, when they turn to “Hollywood”, in the form of actor Steven Seagal, for help. Of is it just media hype?
Nothing against Mr. Seagal, he is a fine actor, a skilled martial artists on film, in addition to being a writer and producer, he is also a Reserve Deputy Chief of the Sheriff’s Office in the community of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
So, what does Mr …

The Arizona immigration law controversy is spilling into others states, like Alabama where gubernatorial candidate Tim James, in an attempt to boost his ratings in the polls, by coming out with a television ad “we speak English in Alabama”, promising that driver’s license testing in that state will be only in English is he elected governor.
This recent act of xenophobia brings out the question how does a small country like Costa Rica with the many languages spoken here.
Of course, any American visiting Costa Rica knows well that Spanish is …

With the obsessive traffic fines and sanctions, foreigners living and/or working in Costa Rica are best to get a Costa Rican drivers license and avoid getting fined for driving without a license, for you see any foreigner outside of their “visitors” visa is required to do so. The fine for not following this regulation is ¢68.100, plus 30% for PANI (Children’s welfare agency) and 3% a month late fees.
The rules for foreigners calls for anyone outside of his or her “visitor” stay (90 days for North Americans and Europeans, …