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The Costa Rica Business Experiment. Morphing to Adjust with the Tides.

A personal post about a dream that turned into reality and then into a different dream. Because in life you’ve …
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Proposed Limon International Airport in Matina, Costa Rica

Did the MEL Group purposely choose the same name as the aviation giant out of Suffolk U.K. or was the …

The Little Trooper that Could – Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend

Selling our 1990 Isuzu Trooper wasn’t an easy thing to do and not for the reasons you might suspect. I …
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The Art of Trade in a Simple Lifestyle

Can trading versus purchasing simplify your lifestyle? Short Answer: Maybe. This is our latest transaction. When I want something my mind …
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Life in Limon – Dealing with Costa Rica’s Government is Easy and Fun Here

Renewing a Costa Rica drivers license, changing residency status and getting a vehicle inspection are all things that are easier …
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Creating the Kitchen, Finishing the Bathrooms and Keeping the Bugs Out

We are saving money by using a few Tico tricks, a bit of American ingenuity and improvising.We are currently working …
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Breadnut (Artocarpus camansi) Commonly Known as Castana in Costa Rica

Chestnuts in Central America? The breadnut tree, which is in the Mora family, produces a large oblong shaped fruit that …
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Moin Port in Limon Costa Rica and the new APM Container Facility

Possible Investments in Limon Province and Anticipated Growth This article was originally published on November 1st, 2013 in A.M. Costa …
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CARNAVAL Costa Rica in Limon!

Three of our articles about the Carnival (Carnaval as it is known here) in the port city of Limon Costa …

Arenal Observatory Lodge in Arenal National Park

Arenal Volcano, the youngest volcano in Costa Rica and easily the most active is surrounded by Arenal Lake at its …
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Waste Not, Want Not – Making the Most of our Wood and Rental Equipment

Our house building project officially began in March of 2012 when we bought enough electrical cable to make it up …
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Joel La Rue Smith Trio performing at Costa Rica’s International Jazz Festival

Joel La Rue Smith brings his former jazz students to Costa Rica as part of an international cultural envoy. This …
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