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For almost 20 years I have been conducting monthly relocation/retirement tours to Costa Rica. I have one tour that covers the Central Valley, another that includes the Central and South Pacific beach areas and my most popular tour which combines the two previous ones that is called the Combination Tour. I also do private tours [...]...»

I make it a point of talking with my older sister who lives in Seattle at least once a week. She says it was sunny today but around 34 degrees. Buuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrr! Just the thought of that kind of cold weather makes me shiver. I was looking at the weather report and the temperatures are really [...]...»

In recent years home security has become a real issue in Costa Rica. Burglary happens all over the world including Costa Rica and no society is immune to it. The good news is that not everyone's home gets burglarized here especially if the owners know what to do in order to protect their property. A [...]...»

I originally started this series a couple of months ago but got sidetracked and wrote a series of blogs about different subjects. Santa Ana Santa Ana used to be the weekend retreat and summer destination for well-to-do Costa Ricans. There is a pleasant mixture of Many foreigners and Costa Ricans living in this town of [...]...»

I want to take this opportunity to share with you a couple of great things that happened to me in the last couple of weeks. Both of them will provide benefits, services and information that will assist future retirees and current residents. The first is the joining of forces to create a new organization called [...]...»

If you don't learn some Spanish you will really miss out on a lot when living in Costa Rica. Take my word for it. I have a Masters Degree in Spanish Linguistics and Bilingual Education and taught Spanish as a second language for many years. I speak the language with native fluency and have been [...]...»

Retirees who have cars in Costa Rica often have to park them on the street in crowded urban areas. In some cases they will have no choice but to entrust their vehicles to a wachiman, derived from the English word watchman. A Wachiman, Wachi or Cuidacarro in Spanish refers to someone who looks after your [...]...»
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Christopher Howard's Health Vacations and Tours and Medical Referral Service.

Due to a growing number of requests from my clients for doctors and dentists I have decided to offer a new service. During the 32 years that I have lived here I have personally had the opportunity to benefit directly from Costa Rica's excellent health care system. I have had nothing but good experiences with the country's dentists and doctors and will only recommend professionals who I personally know and/or have treated me.

You will feel comfortable knowing that you will receive the best possible care while visiting Costa Rica from the professionals I recommend. In case you don't know, Costa Ricans have one of the highest life expectancies in the world due the quality of the country's medical care and their lifestyle. In fact, if a Costa Ricans reaches 80 years old they have the HIGHEST life expectancy from then on.

Now you can come here to have a procedure done and Christopher will take care of everything. You might even want to combine a retirement tour or site seeing with your procedure, if possible. 
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All people who sign up for the tour receive a FREE hard back copy of the 16th edition of the bestseller "New Golden Door to Retirement and Living in Costa Rica." At the conclusion of the tour they also receive FREE eBook copies of Christopher Howard's other one-of-a-kind bestsellers "Official Guide to Costa Rican Spanish," "The Official Guide to Real Estate In Costa Rica" and "The Official Guide to Costa Rica's Legal System for Tontos (dumbells)."  

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Boggear - to ride a boogieboard Catrineado - to dress well Contentera - happiness Estar pilas - to be on top of things. Estar en todas means the same thing. Fuleado - to be full Gajo - an old car Jamón - something that is easy. Pan comido or queque means the same thing. Lata [...]...»


 

By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services Older adults who've spoken two languages since childhood have a distinct cognitive edge over their monolingual peers, according to a new study. Previous studies have shown bilingualism seems to favor the development of heightened mental skills. The new research, published in Neuroscience, provides evidence of that cognitive advantage [...]...»

 

Carne de tabo - jail meat in the sense of a prisoner who is worthless like cannon fodder. Carne de presidio is also sometimes used. Darle un empujón - literally means to push something or someone but we use it here to describe when you help someone. (el) Fut - slang for futbol or soccer [...]...»

 

Confetti - confeti Countdown - la cuenta regresiva Fireworks - fuegos artificiales. In Costa Rica we say juegos de pólvora Hangover - la goma. Happy New Year! - ¡feliz año nuevo! January first - el primero de enero Midnight - la media noche New Years Day - el día de Año Nuevo New Years Eve [...]...»

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