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Our street

This is our street. Technically, it´s Avenida 13, but even the cabbies wouldn´t know that... they don´t use street names here and you rarely see street signs anywhere. There is a plan to start to put street signs in around the country in various cities and will be using ¨real¨ addresses in about 10 years. I'll believe it when I see it.
The people in our neighborhood

October 30th 2006
Just when you’d thought we’d given up on the blog… (key suspenseful theme music, crash of thunder… but no ear-piercing shreiks, please.) First of all, Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is not celebrated here in Costa Rica, except by ex-pats and a handful of gringo-ized Ticos (Tico is the affectionate term for Costa Rican). We are going to have Thanksgiving dinner at a Tico friend's house ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Heredia

Costa Rican Flag Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn... ... read more
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