When you think about Costa Rica and its wildlife, most of the tourists think about the colorful Mariposarios (Butterfly Houses) or worldwide known bird watching; but there is another species of animal that deserves to be known: the wildcats of Costa Rica. I don't know about you, but the idea of a tiny country, measuring 51.100 km2 including Coco Island (12.755 km2 smaller than West Virginia), hosting 6...
Whether you are coming for vacation or you are considering living here part or full time, knowing some Costarican Words, especially the ones that are used often, will help make your trip easier, and funnier! Even though the official language of Costa Rica is Spanish, Costa Rican folks have been known to have a flourish slang. The following are the most frequent words you'll hear during your stay. Tico/a...
Costa Rica is known for its exquisite beaches, wondrous volcanoes, and unique biodiversity. But there is much more! Costa Rica is a cultural destination of note, meaning there are loads of things about it that are absolutely mind-blowing. These are our top Costa Rican interesting facts. 1- Costa Rica is home to more than 5% of the world's biodiversity The country's territory takes up only 0.03% of the...
Among the memorable experiences of exploring Costa Rica are encounters with birds that possess stunning colors and a repertoire of the most beautiful, and sometimes bizarre, sounds in the world. This tiny country (the size of West Virginia) has 922 species of birds! If you consider that all of North America has 914 species (Canada, U.S.A., and Mexico), you are clearly overwhelmed by the abundance of...
There are butterflies everywhere in Costa Rica. This abundance and diversity bring extra life and beauty to the country's forests and gardens. And Guanacaste is no exception. That's why you won't certainly be disappointed when you'll visit our beach towns! Butterflies and moths are essential to plants because of their role as flower pollinators. The National Biodiversity Institute (INBIO) has estimated...
As you know, with the approval of law #9416 and its regulations, you must proceed with the mandatory disclosure for corporations and legal entities, submitting the requested records to the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR). Scheduled of submission deadlines for the corporations for this first submission: To obtain a digital signature card, “firma digital”, interested parties must make an...
For many years property owners in Costa Rica never had to worry about Capital Gains Tax when selling their Costa Rican real estate. The existing law only applied capital gains tax to real estate developers that were in the business of developing and selling real estate. Everybody else was exempt. Recent changes to the Costa Rican tax laws implemented an across the board Capital Gains Tax (Ganancias de...
Text translated, adapted for English, and taken from the Costa Rican national newspaper La Republica. This article was published on Monday, December 10th, 2018. It was written by Costa Rican lawyer Douglas Soto. For the original Spanish version follow this link: https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/registro-de-transparencia-o-beneficiarios-finales As a mechanism to provide the State with more tools to...
The 2018 Elections As you may or may not have known this past April the Costa Rican legislature had to take an important decision at their government elections; whether they took the right or wrong decision is up to them and it won’t be the topic of this blog. On the contrary, what will be talking about is something that relates to us and our money: taxes, taxes and more taxes. As we all know Costa Rica...
The world gives us many intriguing sparks to analyze and enrich our knowledge. The animals, plants, minerals, and every single natural event draw our attention and our natural curiosity. We humans have secrets and many of them still do not have an answer. The Blue Zone is a modern concept forged by two academics Gianni Pes and Michel Poulain while working on a demographic study in the Nuoro province,...