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In reply to the discussion: Our new life in Costa Rica [View all]LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)We are renting this casita on a mountain near Tilaran. We over look Lake Arenal and the Arenal volcano.
Dont believe anything you read in books.
Not as many speak English as we thought. The people here are nice. Its a socialist country so the State owns all the utilities. There are over a hundred wind turbines on the mountain across the lake. There are not piles of dead birds under them.
Food is great and definitely not Mexican.
Pizza is the states second favorite food.
Where we live has international wind surfing events and we can see them practice from our window.
Being in the mountains its windy and cooler and few have AC. Over by the Pacific coast its usually ten degrees hotter and humid. We have not been to the gulf coast.
Bureaucracy, both American and Costa Rican make it hard to open bank accounts, buy a car or house, or do just about anything legal.
There is a no kill any animal policy. Dogs run free everywhere. Many starve. We adopted a boy from the streets.
We love every minute of everyday.
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