Costa Rica Blog about Spanish!

I love this blog! It explores the subtleties of Spanish as spoken in Costa Rica: excellent primer… and, ok, I could use it. Pura vida, mae!

24 Hours Oceanside

On Friday, Hal and I drove to the southern Pacific area to visit a small hotel that needs an operator. We'd met the owner a couple of weeks ago, liked each other, had similar goals… just needed to case the joint. So, we spent the day in DUO (Dominical,...

Wanted: Hotel to Lease

Please see 3 June 2009 update at bottom.Experienced, dependable rentista family seeks long-term lease on a Bed & Breakfast, guesthouse or small hotel. Hablamos español.Experience includes owning and operating: Guesthouses in Rehoboth Beach and Key West A...

Prospero Año Nuevo

Here we are at Lisa’s house, overlooking the central valley of San José province, Costa Rica. Lisa lives about 500′ directly above us, so this is from 4500′. It’s not often you get to look down on fireworks! The last time that happened (aside...