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Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes No matter where you live in the world, and to live in peace and harmony with your neighbors, you need tolerance. Therefore, if you want to move to Costa Rica, you have to adapt to their culture and not the other way around. In other words, you will need tolerance. […]
by Ivo Henfling 
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Suicide Showers, Surfer Hotels, and Other Things to Avoid on Your First Trip to Costa Rica. Unless you want to go native and adapt to your new home country. In this blog, I’m trying to cover things you may not hear or read before you visit Costa Rica for the […]
Estimated Reading Time: 7 Minutes Getting around this relatively small nation is pretty straightforward, but you should know a few things. Costa Rica has more than its share of national parks, outdoor activities, beaches, wildlife, laidback lifestyles, and many cultural activities. You should be aware that driving times and speed limits are slower than you […]
Estimated Reading Time: 9 Minutes I was updating this blog about vehicle restriction or tag day and realized that the government started implementing this restriction on the 6th of April, 2013 for the first time. So, it’s about time for an update, especially with all the Covid restrictions. For a realtor, before Covid started, vehicle […]
by Ivo Henfling 
Estimated Reading Time: 8 Minutes Would you like to learn how to handle culture shock when you move to Costa Rica? Did you know that culture shock is good for you? Honestly, I didn’t either. George Santayana explains in his article that you should try culture shock to keep the mind nimble, kill prejudice, and […]
by Ivo Henfling 
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes Costa Rica is a marvelous place to live, however, there are 3 items new residents cannot do without. The Switzerland of Central America, as Costa Rica is often called, is a place where it feels like every day is a vacation. With a population growth rate of 1.48% per year, […]
by Ivo Henfling 
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Of course, everyone says they have done their due diligence before they buy a property. Unfortunately, many think they do. They end up buying in the wrong place and say it’s everyone’s fault, except their own. This happens more often than you think. That’s one of the reasons I always […]
by Ivo Henfling 
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Ethical Traveler keeps supporting countries working to maintain strong environmental, human rights, and eco-tourism values. This nonprofit organization, Ethical Traveler, started placing Costa Rica in its Top 10 in 2011 of the best ethical destinations worldwide. Costa Rica did it again in 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Ethical […]
by Ivo Henfling 
Estimated Reading Time: 13 Minutes Often homebuyers in Costa Rica forget to check on nearby amenities before they fall in love with a house. Are nearby amenities important to you? Or is lots of sunshine for you enough when you move to Costa Rica? Are you not sure where you’d like to live in the […]
by Ivo Henfling 
Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes Do you have a dietary problem or a disability? Are you afraid to move to Costa Rica because you have a dietary disease or because you are disabled? I’ve tried to cover this important topic in this blog. I’m sure you’d like to cover this before you take the important […]
by Ivo Henfling