We’re not talking about a part of the body, we are talking about the official currency of Costa Rica, the Colon. It’s pronounced coh-LOAN, by the way. And since one Colon can’t buy anybody anything, people here talk about Colones (coh-LOAN-eez). It takes a lot of nerve for a guy who never even took an
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According to Nacion.com, there was a protest by 150 sanitation engineers (garbage men) protesting the 7% wage increase they will receive. They are asking 12%. Inflation/devaluation in Costa Rica runs about 15%. But it’s not my place to take sides in labor negotiations, so instead, let’s talk about garbage. I live on the fifth floor
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In my morning routine, I came across a letter to the editor of A.M. Costa Rica, January 21, 2010, that really got my blood flowing. An attorney named Jim Irwin seems to be upset that so much media (and human) attention is being paid to the situation in Haiti, and so little to the victims
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Compared to other Central American countries, Costa Rica’s literacy rate of 94.9% is at the top of the list. (Nicaragua: 67.5%, Houduras: 80%, Guatamala: 69.1%, El Salvador: 80.2%, Panama: 91.9%) If you do a little reading about Costa Rica, you will probably come across references to Costa Rica’s ‘free and compulsory’ educational system. Like many
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In the middle of research on another topic completely, I found some facts that caught my eye. Being a generous sort, I will share them with you here.

One of the questions I get most often is: How much income/money do I need to live in Costa Rica? This is an easy one to answer… NOT! It is difficult because it depends on what YOU require to live the way you feel comfortable. Some locals and backpacker types can live on next to
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