Costa Rica Expertise: February 2009

Monday, February 16, 2009

Here's one option for the itinerant expat loverboy


By: Garland M. Baker B.
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The free sexual atmosphere of Costa Rica can have negative consequences when sex tourists and expats inadvertently create offspring and then either turn their backs or leave not knowing what they have done.

One way to curb this is with a vasectomy, but many men fear this procedure. They believe it will do something to their manhood. Cultural mores also influence a man's decision to take the step. Often, women have their say too. Some of them also believe a man is lesser if he is not functioning fully.

Monday, February 2, 2009

How to see your property without leaving your chair


By: Garland M. Baker B.
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Here is a great tip for expats to find property with Google Earth when a real estate sales agent provides them with a catastro or a plat map of a parcel. Google Earth has come a long way in the last several years. Back in 2005, there was very little high-definition photography available for Costa Rica, but today there is much more, and it is very impressive.