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Date: 4th December 2008
you're absolutely right
i was in medellin a week ago and..... what a beatiful city...actually, i enjoyed it more than buenos aires...
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you're absolutely right
i was in medellin a week ago and..... what a beatiful city...actually, i enjoyed it more than buenos aires...
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Date: 25th July 2008
First of all Costa Rica is not a 3rd world country. Maybe you should head to one of those to see what 3rd world is really like. It is a beautiful country with beautiful people so I am not sure what you are seeing or experiencing. Have you ever traveled internationaly before this? Yes, there is corruption but that is pretty common in other countries particularly latin american countries. We have the same in the US it is just more hidden. Sorry that you can't get a good job but it is for good reason. The country protects their own. Good jobs are going to go to Costa Rican citizens. This is why they make it difficult to work there. It is not different than someone from Mexico trying to get a job in the US. Sounds like you need to live in another location rather than bash this one. I dream of being able to live in Costa Rica but I don't do so because I know I can't make a living there. Maybe when I reach retirement.
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First of all Costa Rica is not a 3rd world country. Maybe you should head to one of those to see what 3rd world is really like. It is a beautiful country with beautiful people so I am not sure what you are seeing or experiencing. Have you ever traveled internationaly before this? Yes, there is corruption but that is pretty common in other countries particularly latin american countries. We have the same in the US it is just more hidden. Sorry that you can't get a good job but it is for good reason. The country protects their own. Good jobs are going to go to Costa Rican citizens. This is why they make it difficult to work there. It is not different than someone from Mexico trying to get a job in the US. Sounds like you need to live in another location rather than bash this one. I dream of being able to live in Costa Rica but I don't do so because I know I can't make a living there. Maybe when I reach retirement.
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Date: 7th May 2007
Nice City
You are completly right. Cartagena is a beautiful city. I hope more people get to see this enchanting colonial gem in south america.
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Nice City
You are completly right. Cartagena is a beautiful city. I hope more people get to see this enchanting colonial gem in south america.
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Antonio Martinez-Vasquez
Stuck in Costa Rica
I have gotten some feedback from people due to my comments about Costa Rica. I have lived in 3rd world countries and Costa Rica can certainly find a place in that category. If your thinking about buying land, retiement etc. Think about Nicaragua, Venezuela, Paraguay, Colombia or Brazil. You'll get more value for your money! Less likelihood of getting ripped off by your Costa Rican Attorney. I spend five years in the French Foreign Legion, I served in Bosnia-Chad-Ivory Coast. As a US Marine, I served in S. Vietnam-Nicaragua-Egypt; so I've seen some seriously bad places. The trouble with Costa Ricans, they love the americans money, but they don't want the americans. I have lived in favelas in Brazil, and have never had a problem.....nor in anyother country. Here in Costa Rica on three different ocassions, I've had to motivate ¨ticos¨who have tried to attack me. All three times they got the severe short end of the stick....one gentleman ended up prematurely in a cementary. So don't try and convince me that Costa Rica is a five star country, and has nice people.
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