Costa Rica is one of the best sportfishing destinations in Central America

Costa Rica is one of the best sportfishing destinations in Central America and is consistently visited by thousands of tourists from all over the world that come to our country to enjoy this world-class sport. The sportfishing industry is very well established throughout the entire country in both fresh and salt water.

Renewable energy in Costa Rica

With the very ambitious goal of becoming 100% carbon neutral by 2021, Costa Rica’s government has enforced the actions required to get closer to making this goal a reality.

Tamarindo history and development

Fisherman in Tamarindo in the 1950's Until the early 1980’s, Playa Tamarindo was a sparsely populated fishing village, where local residents lived off catching and selling red snapper and bass fish in the estuary of the Matapalo river.

Costa Rica National Parks and Conservation Areas

Costa Rica’s landmass comprises only 0.03% of the earth’s size and yet we are home to 5% of the world’s biodiversity. This makes our country recognized world-wide for its conservation of nature and particularly for its amazing system of protected areas all around the country. Back in 1969, Costa Rica first National Park system was created.

ADI Tamarindo Improvement Projects

The acronym of ADI stands for "Asociación de Desarrollo Integral de Tamarindo", which translates into Tamarindo Community Development Association.

Are there too many expatriates in Playa Tamarindo?

The world famous Playa Tamarindo in the warm province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica has quickly devel

The difference between residency and citizenship

Image of a Cedula, or Costa Rica residency card There’s a marked tendency in our country to confuse "Residency" and "Citizenship" terms with each other, mostly due to ignorance on the subject, misleading information that we see in the media or simply what we hear from people around us. If you are a foreigner and wish to reside temporarily or permanently in Costa Rica, you should be well informed in this matter in case you are thinking to get your residency.