Anyone here with experience of having lived in San Jose Costa Rica? Parents moving there and have a few questions.

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No but I’ve gone on vacation there. I would honesty live somewhere else than San Jose

I have friends that were there for a few years via work. They loved it, but you need to live in a gated area. They totally didn’t want to do this at first as they are very adventurous, but needed to for safety reasons.

That was precisely my question. My parents are looking at a house outside a gated community. The owner says the Canadian and Swiss embassies are close and the area is safe, but I wasn’t sure. Thoughts?

You’re welcome! Good luck to them!

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