Discovering Costa Rica, the start of an adventure - 07/31/07 11:51 PM
I have been coming to Costa Rica for about two and a half years now, and have been living and investing here for about two years. While this by itself does not qualify me as an "old-timer", my journey may be one that others choose too, each in your own way and to your own place. Mercifully for the reader, only two and a half years to cover.
First a confession. I did not come here for the real estate. My journey began wholly  by accident. While living in Miami, I began dating a special Latina. It turned out that she had grown … (10 comments)

Costa Rica /Annexation of Guanacaste Day and annual weather - 07/29/07 07:34 PM
Monday we are celebrating a national holiday in Costa Rica, the Annexation of Guanacaste Day, commemorating the 183d anniversary of the annexation of Guanacaste.  On July 25, 1825, the citizens of Guanacaste peacefully voted to secede from Nicaragua and become a part of Costa Rica.
The celebration is Monday because it fits better with a second holiday Thursday for the Virgin of Los Angeles, the patron saint of Costa Rica. An annual pilgrimage of the faithful begins today and concludes Thursday at the Basilica in Cartago, the seat of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica, where the image of the Virgin … (1 comments)

Father's Day in Brasilito, Costa Rica: off roading before the rains came - 07/22/07 10:27 PM
The photo is of me and my daughter Cat this Father's Day in Brasilito, Costa Rica, just before we went four wheeling the beaches and back trails, including some humongous mud holes! I did not put up the "after" pics. This is a great thing to do during the rainy season. One of my best Father's Days ever. Cat is finishing university in Santa Barbara and thinking about coming down for a year or so when she graduates this winter. I am developing a mixed use condominium, nature reserve and retail project between Brasilito and Tamarindo, The Oaks, theoakstamarindo.com [theoakstamarindo.com] . … (3 comments)

 

Robert Irvin

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