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Costa Rica is a beautiful country and the people are great. It’s good to live there for a few weeks and indulge in the country side and the beaches.
But our industry is too hot and one has to be careful at every step, to avoid trouble especially if you live in San Jose. I have been there and what Dom says is absolutely true. All houses and apartments have high walls with close circuit cameras and armed security. And people travel with armed body guards.
Karim, if you wanna live there, I would suggest do a test run and spend some time there. Few words of caution – avoid going to downtown area alone, never after evenings, don’t get surprised if you hear gun shots during night, these are the private security guards trying to scare off potential trouble makers, try to stay around Escazu, Santana and La Sabana. These areas are safer.
Thanks for the info, Escazu and Rohrmoser are two of the areas I am considering as of now. But probably making a test run to a country and continent I’ve never been to would make a lot of sense
Yes, the test run is the best way to know about this country. I hope you’ll make the right choice :wavey:
I have been about the caribbean and still have not found any place better than Curacao, but i would like to see the jungles in CR.
Brian
caribbean = hurricanes, not into that
Costa Rica (San Jose) is not as bad as everyone here is making it out to be. It is a big city with alot of the same issues you would find in the US. Yes, there is crime, but violent crime is almost unheard of. You just have to have some street smarts, as you would in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago or any other large city. There is a reason why more expats live in Costa Rica than any other country in the world. It is very peaceful, beautiful and very American friendly.
As for places to live where you can dive, a couple of the hotter areas right now are Jaco and Flamingo, but they are on the Pacific side where the water is darker and more for surfing. Not a diver myself, but I would personally prefer the Caribbean side for that activity. However, the Caribbean side is more of the boonies in Costa Rica. Tamarindo is also pretty well built up, again on the Pacific side.
webber286 wrote:Costa Rica (San Jose) is not as bad as everyone here is making it out to be. It is a big city with alot of the same issues you would find in the US. Yes, there is crime, but violent crime is almost unheard of. You just have to have some street smarts, as you would in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago or any other large city. There is a reason why more expats live in Costa Rica than any other country in the world. It is very peaceful, beautiful and very American friendly.As for places to live where you can dive, a couple of the hotter areas right now are Jaco and Flamingo, but they are on the Pacific side where the water is darker and more for surfing. Not a diver myself, but I would personally prefer the Caribbean side for that activity. However, the Caribbean side is more of the boonies in Costa Rica. Tamarindo is also pretty well built up, again on the Pacific side.
I have a feeling I will be settling in the suburbs of San Jose, and then just make day trips to the beach, this way I can enjoy both the Pacific and the Caribbean, I also heard the Cocos Islands have some great diving with lots and lots of hammerhead sharks
