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Costa Rica's is far less violent than its neighbors
|  When taking the following statistics into consideration one has to realize that NO society is crime free. In Costa Rica we don't have people going into shopping centers, high schools or universities and massacring people like in the United States and Europe. You all remember the Norway massacre where 91 people were shot by a lunatic. In Costa Rica you run far less of a risk of being a victim of a violent crime as the statistics point out.
There were 474 murders in Costa Rica in 2011. This is about 10.3 per 100,000 inhabitants. Fortunately most of the murders involved disputes between drug dealers, fights outside bars and other situations where lowlifes were involved. Most foreigners are safe because they avoid said activities or live in better areas where there is less violent crime. The impoverished province of Limón had about 25 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. Most of the crime there was drug related. Fortunately, few foreigners live there.
Although its homicide rate has almost doubles in the last ten years, Costa Rica still has the lowest homicide rate by far in Central America. In fact, during the first half of 2021 there was a considerable decrease in the number of violent deaths in the country. According to Costa Rica's Cruz Roja (Red Cross), a total of 494 deaths were recorded in the first six months of the year, down from 537 for the same period last year. Assaults and traffic accidents (collisions and running over of pedestrians) lead the number of violent deaths, and the provinces of San José (26%) and Limón (17%) the leading provinces, followed by Alajuela (15%) and Puntarenas (15%). The province of Cartago had the lower incident of violent deaths.
.Here are the homicide rates of Costa Rica's neighbors to put things into proper perspective: Honduras: 82 per 100,000, El Salvador: 71 per 100,000, Nicaragua: 14 per 100,000 and Panama: 19 per 100,000.
So foreigners should feel safe about living, retiring and buying a home in Costa Rica.
On top of all of the above terrorism does not exist here. The country has NO army NOR enemies.
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Housing Freedom for Retirees in Costa Rica
|  With the U.S. and world economy still in shambles with no sign of recovery on the horizon, savvy retirees are looking to live abroad as a way to stretch their retirement dollars and improve their quality of life.
Costa Rica has been on the radar for years, but now, more than ever, it's becoming an option for anyone wanting a better lifestyle for a lot less. The country's stellar international reputation, unparalleled weather, affordable medical care, low home taxes, affordable hired help, cheap public transportation and reasonable utilities have all combined to make Costa Rica one of the best places in the world to vacation, live or retire. And it has been for many years now. For these reasons, more and more retirees are taking the necessary steps to relocate, and live in Costa Rica on a permanent basis as they see this as a place where they can have a prosperous future.
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FREE Spanish lesson
|  Vocabulary Tips Noted Costa Rican linguist, Miguel A, Quesada Pacheco , defines the word " pachuco" as: a person with unacceptable social customs, a kind of woman's underwear or a type of street slang used by young people. In this series of columns I will only deal with the last definition. Abrirse - to split (to leave) Agarrarse - to fight ¡ Al chile! - Really! Seriously! Apretar - to kiss Batear -to lie or talk a lot of crap Bostezo - a boring person Blanco - a cigarette Botar el rancho - to vomit Bote or tarro - jail Bretear - to work Buchón - somebody who hogs things Burrada - a stupid act Cachos - shoes Caña - a colón (money) Chapulín - a juvenile delinquent Chepe - Slang for the city San José or nickname for a man called José Chepito - a snoopy person Cruz - shirt More FREE information on Costa Rican Spanish |
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Costa Rica's Postal Code System Explained
|  Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus and Costa Rica does have a postal code system. Surprised? So are we! According to Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, Correos de Costa Rica (Costa Rica's post office) has developed a postal code system for the country, a project it began in March 2007. Postal codes in Costa Rica are 5 digit numeric. However, it is a well hidden secret.
Here is how it works. The first digit denotes one of the seven provinces, the 2nd and 3rd refer to the 81 cantons (counties) and the 4th and 5th to the 473 districts.
The numbers are the same as used by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) - National Institute of Statistics and Censuses.
In fact, Correos offers on its website a form to determine your postal code.
If you live say in San Antonio de Escazú, your postal code would be: 10202 (1 for the province of San José, 02 for the canton of Escazú and 02 for the district of San Antonio).
The question you must have by now is where and when would be use it? For few areas have door-to-door postal service (save for the utility bills, which the utilities have their own delivery and way of identifying the address). Many in Costa Rica use a postal box, which doesn't require a postal code, for the address is the box number and the location, 1000 being for San José Central.
The complete table of postal codes is provided by Correos at: http://www.correos.go.cr/codigo_postal/Lista_Cod_Total.php
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