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Everyone in Costa Rica knows what upe is. Or uuuuupeeeeeee, when you yell it. If you don’t say upe loud enough, nobody will hear you and they won’t come to the door. Do you want to know what Upe in Costa Rica is? Alf Giebler, in his book “A lo Tico”, says that is means […]
by Ivo Henfling
The plan to move to Costa Rica is a winner for many. Most who start looking and homes for sale or for rent in Costa Rica will not get any further than dreaming of such a big step. Moving to another country is a much bigger step than most think it is, especially when it’s […]
by Ivo Henfling
If you were born and raised in a developed country, you are so used to go to the store and just buy a replacement for whatever is broken or defective. Ticos (someone born and raised in Costa Rica), no matter if they have money or not, are not used to just go to the store […]
by Ivo Henfling
Many of us now live with our phone in hand, all day long. Even a lot of us who live in Costa Rica. Some fanatics even do so at night. When you are retired, your phone stops being important to you, or it’s supposed to. Your desktop, or your laptop give you all the necessary connections to your family […]
by Ivo Henfling
Although I sometimes wish we could get rid of the local currency, the Colon, I must admit that they designed beautiful bills. Money is not something you usually look at for its beauty but for the value. In colones, it is easy to be a millionaire, the reason we use the US dollar for transactions […]
by Ivo Henfling
Let’s do something different today, let’s talk about reasons for NOT moving to Costa Rica. Thanks again to Marian, our real estate agent in Atenas, and her almost-famous tenant. This is the tenant who has done us a favor by writing a 7-page letter to his landlord. In this letter, he explained why he should […]
by Ivo Henfling
“What about Deco Chunches? That is a name that would work great for your business” I said to my friends. Years ago, I was just starting to work in Costa Rica real estate, I helped some friends who started a used furniture and decoration store to find a name for their store that people would […]
by Ivo Henfling
Summertime in Costa Rica is around the corner although we really have an eternal spring. The December winds are making overtime since we’re almost in Easter week or “Semana Santa” and we still have a lot of winds. It keeps us cool though and nobody needs A/C or even ceiling fans. When it does get […]
by Ivo Henfling
Once in a while, people who visit me in my office, ask if they can use the restroom. Some, who have been staying in an older hotel or Bed & Breakfast or live in a rural location, open the door of my restroom, peek in and ask “can I flush the paper”? For an outsider, […]
by Ivo Henfling
IVO HENFLING | NOVEMBER 14, 2014 A sidewalk in Costa Rica? What’s that, a sidewalk? Who needs a sidewalk anyway? Costaricans don’t use sidewalks, even if they have one. Costaricans walk on the road, mostly for lack of sidewalks or sidewalks with too many obstacles. A few weeks ago, I wrote about obstacles on the roads of […]
by Ivo Henfling