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  1. Where the rainy season meets the springtime, the river meets the ocean, the good wrestles with the ugly…

    Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 7 December 2009

    Alana Solimeo, KF9, Costa Rica I am a seasoned gringa-tica.  I have made it through the rainy season and now enjoy the warmth of the sun…much deserved.  It’s a hard thing to reason with your expectations of a big life event, such as a 3 month placement in America’s favorite destination, the happiest place on Earth, [...]

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  2. Interview – An American Expat In Costa Rica

    Blog: GoBackpacking - 10 September 2009

    Astrid, Casey (middle) and me in Medellin I met Casey during my last week in Colombia.  More than a decade earlier, he had left the United States to start his own business in Central America, which surprised me considering how he seemed about my age! In the interview below, he talks about his move to Costa [...]Your Free Subscriber Download

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  3. Costa Rica

    Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 2 September 2008

    We enjoyed our visit to Nicaragua last month so much that we were very eager for our trip to Costa Rica. August is the middle of rainy season in Costa Rica but it also means the low season for tourism which lends to less crowds and cheaper prices.

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