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Why Costa Rica ?

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I want to open up a discussion to get your feedback on why you have chosen to move to and live in Costa Rica. There are many reasons to move here, but I’ll bet there are only a few that most people will select from the following few ideas that roll off the top of my head this morning.

I know the reason I moved here was because I was treated as a human by warm loving folks. And the weather is awesome. And the beaches were tons of fun, though now that I’m an old fart i find the ocean to be pleasant but much prefer the mountain living.

So, lets see why someone would want to move to Costa Rica to live. Here are a few reasons:

1) Climate – never too hot or cold

2) Friendly People – even old farts can find love

3) Cost of living – well not any more

4) Natural Beauty

5) Health – lots of yoga retreats

6) Surfing – year round great waves

7) Sex

8) Business Opportunities – ahem !

9) Red Tape

10) Food – fresh raw foods fruits vegetables meats milk

11) Medical and dental care

12) own your own hobby farm or condo

The coffe is running down and i’m out of ideas. Please send me your ideas to add to this list to

whycostarica @ arenalblog.com

Arenal Gets New Children’s Playground

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Behind the Banco National de Costa Rica in Nuevo Arenal in the small park you will now find a children’s play structure nearing completion. This is a great idea to provide the kids and youth an opportunity to have fun on jungle gyms and swings as did most of the expat community growing up in the rich white world of the USA and Canada. The original plans called for solid wood structure but the current build is poorly engineered and undersized. In discussing this with some of the committee I discovered that the plan changed from buying a professional installed product to a self designed and home built jungle gym. Unfortunately no engineer was consulted and so the nearly $3000 price tag will be another wasted effort on the part of the expat community to try and help the ticos of Arenal.

I predict that play area will have broken equipment within 6 months and that deterioration and neglect will continue unless a plan is put into place to maintain the park and play area on a regular basis.

Plus, who’s stupid idea was it to cut down several tall shade trees in this park in preparation for the installation of the play ground? Dumb Dumb and dumber! I have been told that the association (the town’s council) decided to do this – well whoever is responsible should be fired as cutting of perfectly good shade trees is a tragedy.

I will be following this closely.

Citizens Fight Cel Tower Expansion

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Here on the north side of Lake Arenal in Costa Rica we are seeing a grand explosion of tall towers taking over the skies to provide competitive cel services to this small central american nation. Without asking the residents for their opinions on tower placement or health risks, the Costa Rican government has allowed these towers to go up next to schools, shopping centers and homes.

There is now an active group of expats and local citizens organizing to fight the placement of these towers in areas that present danger to our health and beauty. Cel towers cause cancer and other diseases in humans and animals. Therefor the need to place them far from our homes and businesses should be a top priority for any socialist government (yep costa rica is social democracy) but this has not been considered. Already two new towers have been erected in the heart of town virtually next to the existing two towers of ICE.

Do we need more cel phone towers ? Do we need more cancer and health issues ? Do we need more death ?

It would seem that some in government think so – or are so ignorant that they have no idea what they are doing.

Beautiful Weather Lake Arenal

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We are so lucky this year to have an extended dry season on lake arenal in costa rica. Well I call it the dry season but it still rains every few days, but the rain is just right. Enough to keep everything green and happy and keep the dirt roads from dusting away in the winds. The days are warm and sunny and the nights a bit balmy as well. We live in a most perfect world here on Lake Arenal. A bit of paradise in a world gone made.

Come on down and join us.

Why Arenal Costa Rica?

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I love quiet green flowering forests with paths of light guiding my steps to the hot springs. I love swimming and riding horses and growing vegetables and fruits and playing with my animals. I love quiet days and nights filled with frogs and bird song.

Why not Arenal ?

Lake Arenal Costa Rica

Turtle Cove at Lake Arenal Costa Rica

Tree Houses Hotel Costa Rica

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Sleep with the animal in the trees, at Tree House Hotel, the most unusual vacation accommodation in all of central america. An awesome hotel with rooms built in the trees of Costa Rica. This is an intimate bed and breakfast costa rican hotel available to the adventerous who demand comfort while living in the trees with a natural ecosystem.

Tree Houses Hotel Costa Rica

Hotel Tree Houses

Tree Houses Hotel in Costa Rica

Lake Arenal Costa Rica

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One of the best places to live on the entire planet is the forested lands surrounding Lake Arenal in Northern Costa Rica. The weather is moderate, with only occasional spells of dreariness.

Modern communications, good roads and friendly folk make the area desirable to young boomers.