CostaRock's Blog

I have been coming to Costa Rica for about two and a half years now, and have been living and investing here for about two years. While this by itself does not qualify me as an "old-timer", my journey may be one that others choose too, each in your own way and to your own place. Mercifully for th...

Monday we are celebrating a national holiday in Costa Rica, the Annexation of Guanacaste Day, commemorating the 183d anniversary of the annexation of Guanacaste.  On July 25, 1825, the citizens of Guanacaste peacefully voted to secede from Nicaragua and become a part of Costa Rica. The celebratio...

The photo is of me and my daughter Cat this Father's Day in Brasilito, Costa Rica, just before we went four wheeling the beaches and back trails, including some humongous mud holes! I did not put up the "after" pics. This is a great thing to do during the rainy season. One of my best Father's Day...