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[b]costaricabill,[/b] I think you are right! I couldn’t remember exactly where it was, but thought I had a 50% chance of getting it right!!
I was thrilled to get a few close up photos of the caymans there, so it is sad they have gone but hope they get to a safe place, for all of us…We live approx a 15 mins drive away from this waterfall, and it is well known by the locals, that care, must be taken, if you choose to go.
There is no handrail and the ‘things to hold onto’ is either a shrub, weed or a rock.
I am not complaining about this lovely spot, only relaying information, that it is [u]not[/u] suitable for everyone.
If you are driving along and trying to find it, look for this sign [i]’Catarata Llanos del Cortés'[/i][b]David,[/b] friends from Naranjo took the Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqu trip earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed it.
We saw really close up, a couple of pretty big caymans at the bridge crossing the beach at Playa SamaraIn the article published Monday, about the [url=http://www.amcostarica.com/monday.htm ]’Multiple raids target prostitution, sex slavery and criminality'[/url] in part it reported “They also noted that a new and tougher immigration law has been approved but not yet published in the La Gaceta official newspaper.”
Seems there will be changes, again.
For a short stay, possibly while building a home, they would be OK, but would get [i]very [/i]hot here unless properly designed.
Now, you cannot get your CR license until you have your Temporary residency [i]cedula[/i] in hand! You are required to exit CR within the 90 days allowed by your tourist visa to ‘reset’ the legality of driving with your home license. So, be prepared to exit 2, 3 or more times.
[b]Then[/b], you can go and get your license without having to retake the road test and the written test in Spanish.Can you ask her if she speaks Spanish?
I see that she is now studying and writing a book about Costa Ricans… not expats … and left an email address for them to contact her.
I was ‘amused’ at her previous article, where she announced that s[i]he didn’t do any laundry[/i] but did swim in her pool in her clothes…
Can imagine her wrapped up in the bed sheets…[b]Cancertomnpdx [/b]”[i]So Tuesday, November 27, ARCR filed my application with Immigration and then sent me by email a PDF of the notarized receipt and file by Immigration. Now I can enter Costa Rica with on that document and not have to get a tourist visa when I move in September next year.[/i]” [b]This is[b] not what you need[/b] to avoid having leave to avoid to renew your tourist visa…[/b] but by next September, you [b]should [/b]have it…
[b]ddspell12 [/b] Until you have the proper paperwork, which will take a few months or more saying your application has been [b]approved[/b] you have to exit CR within this 90 day period. You may choose to go to Panama or Nicaragua for the day to renew your tourist visa but be prepared to do this 2, 3 times or even more as some forum members can attest too.
I don’t understand why you think you need to leave for 6 months, though.Victoria, when we moved here, 12 years ago, we experienced very similar occurrences that you mention. And really enjoyed them…at that time, because you [i]really [/i]want to be accepted and fit in. As you get established, things will change as will you. I am not saying [i]’do not befriend the locals'[/i] as they are what makes your community what it is, nor am I saying ‘just make friends with expats’.
A few months ago, on another forum, I ‘read, copied and saved a post’ that was written by a Costa Rican, that I felt was ‘right on’ and want to share it.[i]”From my experience in dealing with newcomers another tip is to understand that not ALL Costa Ricans are the same, there is lower income class, a middle class an upper middle class and high income class, each one has different ways of seeing the world, different goals, different ambitions. It’s common for certain Americans to develop acquaintances especially with the lower income classes as they are generally more open to casual encounters and that develops relationships with people with different values and an even bigger gap, it’s important to note those differences to avoid generalizations, as it’s obvious CR is a developing country, I suggest to gradually immerse yourself in local culture, first mingle with people with higher education which can guide you better into bridging the gap and then once you understand how are culture works then you will ready to become a real Tico!!!
[/i]My thanks to the person who originally wrote this
Presently we live in a rural area with only a few houses around, but in our immediate neighborhood there is only 4 houses consisting of a working [i]Tico[/i] couple, a usually empty vacation home, and a single man who is next door to us, so with hardly any neighbors I hardly ‘see’ anyone besides my husband for days at a time. Like [b]Maravilla[/b] we are busy, doing exactly what, varies on the day and the hour.
I find that cleaning takes a lot of time, as the dust and dirt gets inside, everywhere.
I garden, watch the birds, walk with the dogs, take and edit [b]many[/b][i][/i] photographs throughout the day, working on the computer and updating some websites, read and take care of my husband and our home. I also am involved with various hummingbird study groups and share my collective information with them.
Realize that by 6pm it is dark here, year round, so maybe an hour or two of watching TV.
I do, of course, participate in several online forums, some relating to life in Costa Rica and others around gardening and birds, so usually do this when I return inside to cool off.And I do it all again, the following day….:lol:
