Costa Rica News – Recently we had a case cross our desk about a squatter in Santa Ana. A client of WillSpy had a squatter living at their house. The local police would not do anything and the laws in Costa Rica were on the squatter’s side. This same problem is now happening at a wildlife reserve in Costa Rica. Thirty people began setting up shacks in Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, government owned land. This reserve is a wetland area in Los Chiles by the border of Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The squatters informed police that they moved there “out… Continue reading →
Costa Rica News - One of the major questions everyone has before coming to Costa Rica is, “Will I have to learn Spanish?” Of course, if you have already learned it in school it’s not a bad idea to brush up on it… it can’t hurt. As far as a clear yes or no about if it’s necessary, well it’s just not clear. When it comes to people learning Spanish, if you are a tourist coming down for a week or so then it is not necessary to be fluent but it helps to know the basics. Always good to be… Continue reading →