@raymar1469
American looking for information about Costa Rica
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About me
American
Lives in austin, texas
Registration: 25 June 2013
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Purchasing a vehicle in CR ???? by jose1954
When I think of the cost of purchasing a vehicle in CR has anyone just cabbed it for the first 6 months or so then decided if purchasing made sense? I plan on looking for a rental in the Santa Ana, Escazu area and will do most of my day to day in ...
I would use uber, while deciding if you want to live here permanently or not. Buying a car is an expensive proposition, but you will get most of your money back upon selling it. I bought a 4x4 pickup, a 2008 turbodiesel. It cost $22,000, and I have ... Read More
Essentials to live in Costa Rica by Christine
Hi, As an expat living in Costa Rica, what would you advise the ones about to pack to bring along? What are the items you can easily find in Costa Rica? On the other hand, what is less common or quite expensive? Share with us what you would ...
It's $500 a year. Just bring stuff in, don't declare, they have stopped me one time in over 50 trips, and then, I lost my exemption for 6 months. If there are a lot of people going through, they just don't check. As someone else ... Read More
Sending household items to Costa Rica from USA by samramon
Anyone do this? I'm not talking about a shipping container as we aren't shipping that much stuff. What we are interested in shipping is maybe 4-6 boxes maybe 24"x24" of some household stuff like our favorite blender, nutribullet, ...
Just received another load from Barquero. Nothing broken, no problems, whatsoever. Read More
Sending household items to Costa Rica from USA by samramon
Anyone do this? I'm not talking about a shipping container as we aren't shipping that much stuff. What we are interested in shipping is maybe 4-6 boxes maybe 24"x24" of some household stuff like our favorite blender, nutribullet, ...
Barquero Enterprises is the best way to ship stuff. Not cheap, but reliable and fast. Read More
I want to work at a bar and possibly open one by Shoe2007
Hello all!! I'm Elizabeth from Texas. I'm about to be 26. I love to travel and want to live in Costa Rica for a few months, possibly more. Looking to go mid to end of October or beginning of November. I'm going to Europe in August but ...
Elizabeth, I am also from Texas, and I have permanent residency in CR. I am looking for a bar, if I find one, you might be able to work legally for me. I hope your Spanish is good. Walter Read More