Costa Rica 3 Count: Border Crossing Mistakes
The Costa Rica 3 Count, where we bring you 3 Costa Rica stories that you shouldn’t miss.
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1. Border Crossing Mistakes (and Why They Make You Look Dumb)
Walking across a land border seems like you’re entering into a no-man’s-land of confusion. At an airport, VIPs enter and zoom through in blackened sedans, but when you walk across a frontier, especially in a developing country, you get a window into how ordinary people and traders travel. Such is the case when crossing on foot from Costa Rica to Nicaragua.
2. Costa Rica Hotels are King in Sustainability
Costa Rica is leading a growing trend of low-carbon to no-carbon footprint hotels. Currently there are 29 hotels labeled as “five leaves,” Costa Rica’s distinction of sustainability, which means these hotels ensure their operations are at a near zero environmental impact.
3. You Don’t Have to Give Up Your Golf Game When Moving to Costa Rica
If you want to become an expat in Central America, rejoice, you don’t give up your golf game when you move. Golf is blossoming in such far-flung, but expat-friendly, locations as Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica.
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