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Delivery Services in Costa Rica

June 7th, 2009 | Costa Rica - Business, Costa Rica - Relocation, Costa Rica - Travel Tips | No Comments »

When I arrived to Costa Rica, I saw a lot of signs on various businesses that state “Express” or in Spanish “Domicilio” which means service at your door. In the United States, express generally denotes speed. Yet, in Costa Rica this word means delivery.

There is a wide variety of items that can be delivered in Costa Rica. One of my favorite services, other than pizza delivery, that I can regularly take advantage of is is Dry Cleaning. Though I have heard of others having issues with dry cleaning companies such as; damaged clothes and lost items. I, on the other hand, have never experienced any problems.

What I have found is that since many do not use the dry Read more

Cable TV Service and Internet in Costa Rica

June 4th, 2009 | The Best of Costa Rica | 4 Comments »

For me there is nothing like being able to sit down in front of the TV. with a beer and pizza after a long day of work. In Costa Rica there are a couple of options for cable companies and one for satellite. Cable Tica is probably one of the largest and well known throughout the country.

Compared with the United States, Cable Tica they have great pricing and a great choice of channels. They offer a wide variety of channels from the Disney channel, Discovery channel, History, HBO and Cinimax. This is all under their basic cable service and will cost around thirty dollars.

There is only one problem I have noticed with Cable Tica: most

Rancho Tipico Zarcereño, my favorita Soda

June 1st, 2009 | Costa Rica - Gringo Favorite, Costa Rica - Places to Eat | 2 Comments »

If you are Zarcero and you want to eat at the best Soda I have ever been to please stop and visit Rancho Tipico Zarcereño. Located just outside Zarcero on your way to Naranjo on the right hand side is where you can find some wonderful typical Costa Rican food. With many benches to sit at its all wood furnishing and its climate you may find this a perfect place to stop to eat.

I ordered a dish called Olla de Carne which is a soup that consists of beef and a variety of vegetables with a side of white rice. When I ordered at Rancho Tipico I received what must have been a punch bowl filled with the Read more

Visit the Irazu Volcano outside of San Jose

June 1st, 2009 | Costa Rica - Adventure, Costa Rica - Family Friendly, Costa Rica - Must See or Do | No Comments »

Close to San Jose is a very accessible and beautiful volcano named Irazú. When planning to travel to Irazú make sure to bring a coat; because of its altitude you may find once you arrive the climate may be colder than what you were expecting. This is what happened to me and unfortunately I had to borrow a coat from someone because the only store located at the top of the volcano did not sell any coats in my size.

Also make sure you eat before going to the top of the volcano. The gift store and restaurant at the summit are overpriced and you can find better products elsewhere. For example they were selling a walking cane for eighty dollars Read more