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Author ImageI was born and raised in Costa Rica but I'm now living in the U.S. Costa Rica Talk Radio is a way of sharing my beautiful country with others and it allows me to offer a local tico perspective about traveling and living in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica Podcast #24 - Top Ten Costa Rica Destinations

Costa Rica Talk Radio is back! After some technical issues and time constrains I’m glad to be back with Costa Rica Talk Radio podcast #24!

Introduction
10 Attraction’s to visit in Costa Rica (#6-Puerto Limón, is the capital of Limón Area & #7 Barra Honda)
Costa Rica News Round Up
Learning Spanish - Costa Rica Spanish Lesson #23

Continuing my [...]

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Technical Difficulties–Please Stand By

Technical Difficulties

Please Stand By…
I remember seeing images like the one above when a TV station had technical difficulties and they were off the air. Well, I’m having technical difficulties so I’ve been unable to post the latest Costa Rica podcast. I switched to a Mac last year and for all the hoopla of [...]

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Costa Rica Talk Radio #23 - Top 10 Costa Rica Attractions

Show notes for podcast #23:

Introduction
Top 10 Costa Rica Attractions, Part 2: Arenal Volcano in La Fortuna and Monteverde
Costa Rica News Round Up
Learning Spanish (Tico Style) -Lesson #22
Wrap up

 Monteverde, Costa Rica Cloud Forest
Arenal Volcano doing it’s thing in 2006.
 Details, links, and more inside…

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Costa Rica Talk Radio #22 - Top 10 Attractions In Costa Rica

Podcast 22 features Costa Rica Top 10 attractions.
Show notes…

Introduction
10 Attraction’s to visit in Costa Rica
Costa Rica News Round Up
Learning Spanish - Costa Rica Spanish Lesson #21
Wrap up
Music Cumbia No Frills - Kevin Macleod

In keeping each podcast to 15-30 minutes I’ll be featuring two attractions for each of the next five podcasts. If I were [...]

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Costa Rica Talk Radio #21 - The Cost Of Living In Costa Rica

Two popular frequently asked questions about Costa Rica are covered in this podcast:
“How much money do I need to live in Costa Rica comfortably and should I ship my car to Costa Rica?”
Show notes:

Intro
Cost of living in Costa Rica
Buying a car in Costa Rica or shipping one from home
Costa Rica News Round Up
Learn Spanish: Costa [...]

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CRTR Episode 20 - Hiring A Maid in Costa Rica

Costa Rica Talk Radio podcast episode #20 covers the process and information anyone living in Costa Rica should know before they hire a maid.
Show notes:

00:00 -  00:31 - Intro
00:31 - 03:58 - Song - Menealo by Marfil
03:58 - 12:04 - Hiring a maid in Costa Rica
12:05 - 14:05 - Costa Rica News Round Up
14:06 - [...]

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Costa Rica Talk Radio #19 - Costa Rica Adventure Races

Show notes

Introduction
Costa Rica Adventure Races
News Roundup
Costa Rica Spanish Lesson #18
Wrap up
Intro Music: gomi chacha-Artist kcsaito

Costa Rica is already a hot spot for bird watchers and eco-tourists.  Now, Costa Rica’s beautiful and exotic location along with it’s famous multiple micro-climates are making the country very popular with adventure and endurance athletes.
In this podcast we’ll discuss two [...]

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Costa Rica Talk Radio Video Podcast - Driving Costa Rica

Firstly: Happy New Years!
I hope you had a great holiday season and I’d like to wish everyone a great 2008! It’s hard to beleive that Costa Rica Talk Radio has been podcasting now for one year. Time flies when you’re having fun.
I would like to kick off 2008 with a video [...]

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Costa Rica Talk Radio #18 - Driving And Car Rental in Costa Rica

Episode #18 of Costa Rica Talk Radio features everything you need to know about car rental in Costa Rica.   I’m also happy to provide listeners of Costa Rica Talk Radio with a car rental special promotion which will save you 15% off your car rental rate in Costa Rica.

Introduction to episode #18
Renting and driving a [...]

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CRTR Episode 17 - International Living Panama Conference Review + Running on the beach in Playa Tambor

Welcome to Podcast show #17 of Costa Rica Talk Radio.
Episode 17 Show Notes:

00:00-00:42 -Introduction and Podcast Summary for Costa Rica Podcast 17
00:42-01:39  -Costa Rican Folklore Music: Punto Guanacasteco
01:40-07:39 -My review of International Living’s Ultimate Event II held in Panama City, Panama
07:40-17:41  -I’m Podcasting while on a morning beach run in Playa Tambor, Costa Rica in [...]

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