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Who lives here, what the internet gets wrong, and four stories with the blanks left for you. Built for a phone on a hammock, and everything teaches you something real about the coast.
88 species The Flora & Fauna Guide The animals, insects, fish and plants of Guanacaste: where you will meet them and an honest read on whether to worry. Filter by place, type and worry level, and hear the ones that make the noise. Browse → Twelve months The year on the coast Tap a month: the sky, the sea, what is flowering, what the animals are doing, and whether it is cheap or crowded. Browse → Eight questions Which town fits you? Coco, Hermosa, Ocotal, Tamarindo, Grande or inland. Answer honestly and we tell you where to start looking, and why. Find out → In order The moving checklist Every step from the first scouting trip to your first ninety days, as a list you tick off. Your phone remembers. Start ticking → Seven lines Compare my city Type what you pay at home. See it beside what a couple actually spends in Coco, and the difference over a year. Compare → Ten questions Costa Rica trivia The wrong answers are the ones the internet is confident about. Beat the robot, share your score. Play → Four stories Costa Rica Mad Libs Buying a car, Saturday at the feria, your first howler monkey. Fill the blanks, read the damage, send it to someone. Play →
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Forty-five minutes on video with someone who lives here. Your questions, straight answers, a written recap afterwards.
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