Michael Cummings
@bigaplecheesecakes
American expat in Costa Rica
Forum posts
6
Contacts
2
About me
American
Lives in Heredia
Speaks English and Spanish
Registration: 03 September 2012
Activity
How to bring your car to Costa Rica by Bhavna
Hello everybody, If you exported your car to Costa Rica, were there any formalities that needed to be completed beforehand? What were they? What is the best way to export your car? Is there a limit on the number of vehicles, or perhaps the age ...
The reality is that cars are expensive in Costa Rica due to extremely high import duties and registration fees (marchamos) that are supposed to go into building infrastructure projects that are for the most part ineffective, late and failing due to ... Read More
How to bring your car to Costa Rica by Bhavna
Hello everybody, If you exported your car to Costa Rica, were there any formalities that needed to be completed beforehand? What were they? What is the best way to export your car? Is there a limit on the number of vehicles, or perhaps the age ...
I have both imported vehicles and bought locally and unfortunately the system is filled with issues (things stolen out of one of the cars we shipped) and corruption at the port. Best of luck to everyone... my suggestion is to buy one locally from an ... Read More
Healthcare in Costa Rica by Julien
Hi, how does the healthcare system work in Costa Rica ? Is it efficient ? What are the main differences between public and private sectors? Is it recommended to purchase private health insurance in Costa Rica? Thanks in advance for ...
Do your homework... there is nothing cheap about Costa Rica anymore. Ten years ago Costa Rica was inexpensive. Today you will see very high pricing and taxes on top of taxes on top of more taxes. As a simple example... make a product and sell it to ... Read More
Healthcare in Costa Rica by Julien
Hi, how does the healthcare system work in Costa Rica ? Is it efficient ? What are the main differences between public and private sectors? Is it recommended to purchase private health insurance in Costa Rica? Thanks in advance for ...
Hi Samramon... the CAJA is definately the "pink elephant" here in Costa Rica and it is draining their resources in a very big way. The positive thing is that as a Costa Rican citizen you are not obligated to buy any insurance from the caja ... Read More
Healthcare in Costa Rica by Julien
Hi, how does the healthcare system work in Costa Rica ? Is it efficient ? What are the main differences between public and private sectors? Is it recommended to purchase private health insurance in Costa Rica? Thanks in advance for ...
Totally agree with DDTica: "CAJA is broken. That is not a big conspiracy. That is the truth." From my experience, the public health care system is often sold in retirement publications as this wonderful safety net for Costa Ricans, ... Read More