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South Pacific Costa Rica Travel Guide and Magazine #68

Visit the place where the forest meets the South Pacific Ocean in the Osa Canton. Visit Marino Ballena National Park the famous Whale’s Tail, with a length of about 2296 feet and a width of 820 feet, it is the world’s third-largest sandbank. During the low tide, you can walk to its very end. Ballena Tales is a Magazine & Travel Guide. Everything you need to know about Costa Ballena and Osa in the South Pacific of Costa Rica can be found here. From tides chart, discovering Local artists under Art & Culture to finding a Hotels in Osa, check out Tourism & Entertainment, we are here to lend you a hand. Discover the wonders of Costa Ballena and keep browsing to find all you’ll need to know about vacations in Costa Rica South Pacific Region.

Visit the place where the forest meets the South Pacific Ocean in the Osa Canton. Visit Marino Ballena National Park the famous Whale’s Tail, with a length of about 2296 feet and a width of 820 feet, it is the world’s third-largest sandbank. During the low tide, you can walk to its very end. Ballena Tales is a Magazine & Travel Guide. Everything you need to know about Costa Ballena and Osa in the South Pacific of Costa Rica can be found here. From tides chart, discovering Local artists under Art & Culture to finding a Hotels in Osa, check out Tourism & Entertainment, we are here to lend you a hand. Discover the wonders of Costa Ballena and keep browsing to find all you’ll need to know about vacations in Costa Rica South Pacific Region.

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PÉREZ ZELEDÓN Y ALREDEDORES<br />

INITIATIVE -<br />

De todas partes<br />

AUTOR/AUTHOR: BRUCE WEIGEL<br />

DEL MUNDO<br />

De todas partes del mundo, gente viene<br />

a <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Rica</strong> por una variedad de razones.<br />

La forma en que llegan también varía<br />

dependiendo de dónde vienen y por qué<br />

viajan. La gran mayoría de los viajeros,<br />

ingresan al país por uno de los aeropuertos<br />

internacionales, ya sea en Alajuela o Liberia.<br />

Solo unos pocos optan por el viaje más<br />

arduo por tierra a través de la Carretera<br />

Panamericana.<br />

12<br />

Cu<strong>and</strong>o decidí salir de los Estados Unidos en<br />

noviembre del 2016, sabía que iba a viajar<br />

por tierra. No tenía intención de regresar, así<br />

que quería llevar conmigo la mayor cantidad<br />

de artículos personales posible y tener mi<br />

vehículo cu<strong>and</strong>o llegara. El destino final era<br />

<strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Rica</strong>, pero planeé tomarme mi tiempo y<br />

visitar de nuevo en el camino, algunos viejos<br />

lugares de vacaciones en México. Ya había<br />

conducido hasta el sur de ese país antes y<br />

razoné que algunas millas adicionales rumbo<br />

a <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Rica</strong> eran factibles.<br />

A veces, actuar por impulso puede funcionar<br />

bien; pero si quiere emigrar a un país<br />

extranjero, ayuda investigar un poco antes.<br />

Reunir los documentos requeridos para<br />

solicitar la residencia en <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Rica</strong> requiere<br />

tiempo y esfuerzo y son válidos sólo durante<br />

seis meses a partir de la fecha de emisión.<br />

No descubrí esto hasta que ya estaba fuera<br />

de los Estados Unidos. También ayuda tener<br />

un conocimiento práctico del español para<br />

facilitar los cruces fronterizos y resolver los<br />

eventos imprevistos.<br />

Conducir a <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Rica</strong> desde los Estados<br />

Unidos resultó una aventura única que agregó<br />

una colorida historia de fondo a mi nueva vida<br />

en el paraíso. También me permite ofrecer<br />

consejos a otros que estén consider<strong>and</strong>o<br />

hacerlo. Probablemente no necesite tracción<br />

de cuatro ruedas, pero es bueno tenerlo.<br />

Necesitará alguna forma de GPS para la<br />

navegación, principalmente a través de las<br />

ciudades más gr<strong>and</strong>es. La señalización en<br />

carreteras es a menudo desconcertante o<br />

inexistente. Evite conducir de noche. Sonría y<br />

sea paciente con las autoridades. Finalmente,<br />

yo soy un hombre de 1,80 m y me salí con la<br />

mía, pero no recomendaría hacer el viaje solo.<br />

Planifique con anticipación, investigue un<br />

poco y prepárese para lo inesperado. ¡Buen<br />

viaje!<br />

CONTACT: Bruce Weigel - Ojochal de Osa - e-correo@netzero.net<br />

From all over<br />

People come to <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Rica</strong> from all over the<br />

globe, for a variety of reasons. How they<br />

get here also varies, depending on where<br />

they make the journey from, <strong>and</strong> why. The<br />

vast majority of travelers enter the country<br />

through one of the international airports in<br />

Alejuela or Liberia. Only a few opt for the<br />

more arduous journey overl<strong>and</strong> via the Pan<br />

American Highway.<br />

When I decided to leave the USA in November<br />

2016, I knew I would be driving. There was<br />

no intention of returning, so I wanted to<br />

take as many personal items as possible <strong>and</strong><br />

have my vehicle when I arrived. The ultimate<br />

destination was <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Rica</strong>, but I planned to<br />

take my time <strong>and</strong> revisit some old vacation<br />

haunts in Mexico along the way. I had driven<br />

to southern Mexico before <strong>and</strong> reasoned that<br />

a few extra miles to <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Rica</strong> were doable.<br />

Sometimes acting on impulse can work out<br />

fine; if you want to emigrate to a foreign<br />

country, it helps to do a little research. The<br />

documents required to apply for residency in<br />

<strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Rica</strong> take time <strong>and</strong> effort to accumulate<br />

<strong>and</strong> are only valid for six months from the<br />

date of issue. I didn’t find this out until I<br />

had already left the US. It also helps to<br />

have a working knowledge of Spanish to<br />

facilitate border crossings <strong>and</strong> unforeseen<br />

developments.<br />

Driving here from the United States was<br />

a once in a lifetime adventure that adds a<br />

THE GLOBE<br />

colorful backstory to my new life in paradise.<br />

It also allows me to offer advice to others<br />

considering doing it. You probably won’t need<br />

four-wheel drive, but it’s nice to have it. You<br />

will need some form of GPS for navigation,<br />

primarily through larger cities. Signage is<br />

often bewildering or non-existent. Avoid<br />

driving at night. Smile <strong>and</strong> be patient with<br />

authorities. Finally, I’m a six-foot male, <strong>and</strong> I<br />

got away with it, but I wouldn’t recommend<br />

making the trip alone. Plan ahead, do some<br />

research <strong>and</strong> expect the unexpected. Buen<br />

viaje!

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