This is The Real Costa Rica by Ticogrande
 My
name is Tim, and I have lived in Costa Rica (near
San José) for several years. I love just
about everything about this country, especially my wife Maria Luisa, who has made my Costa Rica even better!
What I do not like is the incredible amount of wrong information about
this country. I don't like how hard it is to find a single
and accurate source of information about Costa Rica. While
there are other web sites that claim to give you this information...
they don't. In fact, several are owned and maintained by people who
don't even live here. I am not sure how you can tell anyone about a place
you only visit once a year. Many try to sell you on Costa Rica. I do not. I give you the real information you need.
I have heard things like:
- "Don't drink the water in Costa Rica.",
- "You need to take typhoid shots or malaria pills to avoid getting sick.",
- "Malaria is rampant!"
- "Stay off the streets, the crime is awful!",
- "Costa Rican food sucks!",
- "It's easy to drive anywhere in Costa Rica, the roads are great!"
on and on ad nauseam! An incredible amount of this stuff is simply
nonsense. Some is not!
Therefore, I decided to build this web site to clarify just exactly what is The Real Costa Rica. Here you will find the accurate answers
to hundreds of questions about Costa Rica. The nice thing is that there
are answers to questions you did not know to ask! It
contains articles, statistics, photographs, movie clips, tables and charts,
and above all, correct information about Costa Rica. Many hundreds of hours
have gone into developing this web site, and I (modestly) believe you will
find no other complete source for 100% accurate information on Costa Rica.
Who should read this site? This site is for anyone who wants to
visit, work, live, learn about, or retire in Costa Rica.
 For
visitors? Come and enjoy the bounty of Costa Rica. It is a delicious
place to visit. There are a few caveats, but nothing you can't handle if you are prepared!
For you others thinking about living here, there is an important statistic.
Over 50% of those who move to Costa Rica leave within one year!
Why? There are a lot of reasons, but my hunch is that people were
just not prepared for the REAL Costa Rica, for there is a vast difference
between the "tourist" Costa Rica and the one in which you will live.
Read the REAL COSTA RICA and you may learn how NOT to be part of that
50% Costa Rica is not perfect and any Tico (Costa Rican) would agree. However,
if you intend to live here, it must be perfect for you.
Also be SURE to visit The REAL Costa Rica Blog as it contains a diary of what really goes on here on a daily basis.
It gives an up to date photo of Costa Rica. It's worth the visit. It contains recent happenings in Costa Rica plus my thoughts and
commentary and just about anything else that needs to be said about Costa
Rica. New stuff will appear in the Blog first, then will be added
to this web site as time permits
For current news in Costa Rica, check
out our live news feeds for Costa Rica, Central America, Headline Sports, and The World. Feeds are updated every second.
Also, take a peek at Odds and Ends, containing some of the goofy but enduring things about Costa Rica. Also part of this web site is Costa Rica Eaterie, a forum that you can join (free) to see what are the hot spots to get a good meal at a reasonable price. Live or visited here? Post your restaurant review and share the joy!
So welcome to the REAL Costa Rica. I do hope you enjoy the visit! When you finish, share your thoughts in our guest book and tell me and others what you think.
Enjoy!
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