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Costa Rica is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It is also one of the places where many people are buying properties as an investment or to establish a vacation home. One of the most popular real estate companies that render professional and honest real estate services is managed by Terry Moran. The company is known as Moran Real Estate Costa Rica. It focuses on giving investors, retirees and prospective homeowners the opportunity to own a home and inexpensive real estate properties in the Lake Arenal area of Costa Rica.
Moran Real Estate Costa Rica is comprised of many professional real estate agents that will guide you in buying your property in Lake Arenal area. They are very much familiar with all the excellent places in Lake Arenal where you can develop your business or build your home. Some of the places recommended by Moran Real Estate Costa Rica agents include Fortuna, Nuevo Arenal, Tilaran, Tierra Morenas, as well as Tronadora.
You may also ask these agents about the areas located within the mountains, over-looking the whole paradise of Costa Rica. Unlike other real estate agents, they don’t push you to buy this or that property just because of their commission. Moran Real Estate is there to assist you in finding your perfect home or spot even if it means they have to search the whole of Costa Rica.
These professional real estate services are owned and managed by Terry Moran and has been recognized as one of the leading names when it comes to real estate industry, especially when it comes to properties in and around the Caribbean. For more than fifty years it has been selling tropical paradise properties. The main office of the company is located in Virgin Islands. And because of the success made by Terry Moran and his agents, there are now a lot of branches scattered all over the Caribbean. It was only a few years that they focused their attention on the Lake Arenal area.
Because of the efforts of Moran Real Estate, many five star hotels as well as restaurants are now affiliated with this real estate company. If you are one of their clients, you may avail special discounts and VIP treatments from the finest establishments in the paradise. Aside from the discounts, you may gain access to the exclusive art galleries where the paintings, sculptures, and other masterpieces of famous local artists in Costa Rica are exhibited and for sale at the same time.
So if you are in the market for a piece of paradise in Costa Rica then you should consider contacting Moran Real Estate Costa Rica. They have a reputation for providing great real estate services and will help you find you own piece of paradise.
James Kesel, MS, is the publisher of the Inexpensive Costa Rica Vacation website at http://www.costa-rica-source.com, providing great information on vacations and travel in Costa Rica as well as information on buying a piece of paradise with Moran Real Estate Costa Rica.


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Renting A Car In Costa Rica

There are many reasons, and most are good, why you may want to stay away from cars when visiting Costa Rica, and use the public transports; For a starts, it is greener, and secondly, driving in Costa Rica may be a shock to you, and to your passengers! If however you are an independent globe trotter and like to explore the unbeaten path, you will need a car, and a 4×4 at that! This will give you an almost unlimited freedom and movement, as  the best parts of the country are often hidden away: here are some basics points that might help you make up your mind:
Fast and Easy
As long as the roads are in condition and the traffic is down to a minimum, you stand a chance to make it on time and to actually reach your destination on time, however, bare in mind that speed is rare here, and most definitely hazardous. Roads are sinuous and narrow, making their way through steep volcanic landscape. Pots holes are legendary in Costa Rica, so are the endless queues. Patience and good humour are the key. Tarmac is of poor quality so repairs  as they close down half the road to fill up the pots holes will often cause delays. If you happen to travel when it rains heavily, be careful; I have had to stop the car altogether as I could not even see the road anymore! An average of 45kph is a realistic expectation, however, anything can happen!

Versatile
The hotel you have chosen, the beach you want to find, they many not be  so easy to reach if you are traveling by bus. Or you may find this beautiful and breathtaking spot you would have missed if you had not been driving. The hotel you reserved is not up to your expectations?  Never mind, you can hop in the car and drive back to this cute B&B you passed a while back. If you are travelling by bus, once it drops you, you are on foot and you may find you are in the middle of nowhere!
Cost
While a rental car may be costly if you are on your own, it cuts down the price if you are sharing it with a bunch of people. For example, a cheaper sedan can go for $250 a week, with unlimited mileage, tax and mandatory insurance included. The cost of Super currently cost ¢621 and Diesel ¢544.
Road Signs
A lot better than back in 1990 when I first got here, but don’t count on them too much, they are still, basically, non existent! You may drive miles in this country without passing any kind of road signs. Asking the locals is good some times, and very bad at others. The Latin mentality likes to help, and they will help you, even if they do not know; this gives way to long drives, lost in some small unpaved road under the rain, bringing in arguments most likely due to  exhaustion and stress. Of course, we are talking here of an extreme case! Make sure you have a good road map!
Transit Police
Do not under any circumstance try to bribe the police if they stop you. This is highly illegal and will end up with a higher fine, if you are lucky. Speeding, passing the yellow line, driving under the influence of alcohol, children not using proper equipment, all these are strictly forbidden. The laws have changed recently and now you risk not only getting a very heavy fine, but your driver’s licence and the car may be taken away from you: Beware!
Unattended Objects in the Car
Do not leave anything in the car if and when it is unattended. Do not park your car in unsafe areas. You will notice how many parking lots there are in San Jose for example, and the guardas are plentiful, looking after your vehicle in return of a small fee. Just use common sense!
After over 20 years of driving in this country, I have only one thing to say: It is a sport, but I love it. I love driving along the coffee plantations, discovering a new inn, a new lake, a new vision. I love exploring the “unexplorable”, I love to get up and go and Costa Rica is perfect for this.
I have however used public transports as well, and they are economical and plentiful, they run on time and get you from A to Z….This is a question of choice and taste. It depends on what you are doing, on what you have in mind, and on where you are going. Wherever you go and however you get there, you are bound to have a marvellous time. Enjoy your Trip!

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Expats Rate Public Hospital Calderon Guardia As First Class

I have lived in Costa Rica for almost 20 years, and I had to use the facility of Hospital Calderón Guardia only three times, twice in the emergency room and just a few days ago for a four-day stay.

I had never been beyond the emergency room facility until this particular time, so therefore I wasn’t really familiar with any other part of the hospital except the emergency facility. My wife, Blanca, had three serious operations in this hospital on three different occasions and she always assured me that it's a top-rated hospital.

My opinion of this hospital now having a first-hand experience is the following.

It would rival any first-class rated hospital in the U.S., and I mean every word I am about to say. I was diagnosed with pancreatitis which can be very severe, and the pain, on a scale of one to ten, one being slight, ten being excruciating, was definitely a ten.

While in the emergency room facility, I was sent for several different tests, five x-rays, sonogram and several blood tests. It was determined that it was indeed pancreatitis and that I would be required to spend some time in the hospital for treatment and further testing.

I was admitted and brought up to the fourth floor in a large room shared with six other patients and an ample size bath facility and shower. Part of the patient’s room was shared with a duty nurse who occupies a desk and devices to perform her/his duties and still be able to monitor the patients.

The meal schedule is incredible. The breakfast is served and then a few hours later a light snack and beverage and then lunch is delivered around noon and then an afternoon snack and beverage, the evening meal is of course next and then a beverage before bedtime.

The staff which includes doctors, nurses, technicians, kitchen staff, cleaning crews, maintenance crew are extremely well organized, compassionate, intelligent, professional, and energetic beyond anything I have witnessed here in Costa Rica or the U.S. and would definitely rival anything in the States.

It was a pleasant surprise to me because as I have mentioned I had never been beyond the emergency facility and as all emergency and trauma facilities go anywhere in the world they are a bit chaotic and of course overtaxed with emergency treatment.

I would rate the doctors and the nursing staff and all the support staff as excellent and very professional and
dedicated far beyond anything I have seen in the States and others countries where I have lived. It almost seems that practicing virtues is part of their curriculum. I have never witnessed such compassion to all the patients suffering from every conceivable ailment or disease.

This hospital is, of course, part of the socialized medicine system which Costa Rica has demonstrated works with great proficiency both economically and socially. They could be a great lesson to the U.S. and other countries of the world. But of course most countries because of their own ego problems wouldn’t consider using a smaller country as a model to their own health care systems.



The first doctor who saw me said that it would take about 48 hours of no food for the body to heal my condition. He went on to say that the human body has wonderful capabilities to heal itself and that all they need to do is diagnose the problem and assist in the healing process, through proper medications, therapy, and or surgery.

A team of doctors would visit me at the foot of my bed, all eight of them, and ask me questions relevant to my case and then confer between themselves and make a group decision. It reminds me of the very popular TV show “Dr. House.” Only this is real life. Their diagnostic skills are world class and they would rival the fictional character Dr. House himself.

It is so incredible that a staff of doctors, nurses, and all the support staff can have such energy, dedication, caring mindset, compassion, all while maintaining very professional work ethics and still manage to have nice broad smiles on their face when you come in eye contact.

All I have to say is that Costa Rica is fortunate to have this wonderful hospital and its incredible staff from the administrator, doctors, nurses, technicians to the support personnel which makes this hospital run like a fine tuned and well oiled machine, and I hope the Costa Rica citizens as well as foreign visitors are very thankful for that. God bless the entire staff at Calderón hospital.
By Alan Charles Johnson*
Special to A.M. Costa Rica

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