CostaRicaBirth&Residency
American expat in Costa Rica
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Lives in Puerto Viejo
Registration: 11 November 2009
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Contact for finding long term rental in Costa Rica by montanafamily
My family (wife and 3 young children) are planning to move to Costa Rica for 6 months. We don't know where we'd like to go except that we will be on a somewhat tight budget and want to expose the kids to Spanish language and Costa Rican culture. ...
We have a post up on our blog, that you might like, about Caribbean beaches: costaricabirthandresidency.com/caribbean-beaches-are-great-kids We love Puerto Viejo, on the Caribbean side. My son learned to swim there! Unfortunately, we found out that ... Read More
Perfume by danvalone
My wife has developed a sensitivity to perfume and fragrances. Are ther areas in Costa Rica where people wear little or no fragrances? We don't mind the smell of sweat, naturalscents are ok. But chemical perfumes and scents cause an allergic ...
Dan, I know how serious your wife's condition is - I've met quite a few people, in the course of things, that were rather crippled by chemical or odor sensitivities. I hope she is able to find solutions that work for her and don't keep her too ... Read More
Perfume by danvalone
My wife has developed a sensitivity to perfume and fragrances. Are ther areas in Costa Rica where people wear little or no fragrances? We don't mind the smell of sweat, naturalscents are ok. But chemical perfumes and scents cause an allergic ...
Here in Puerto Viejo, I don't notice much perfume at all (confirming what Julie already said!). It's sort of a surfer town, so people don't bother much with perfume. Sometimes I smell incense at the jewelry booths in town, or coming from people's ... Read More