HOMERFROMLAWTON
American looking for information about Costa Rica
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Registration: 20 August 2025
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Pan-American Highway by HOMERFROMLAWTON
Has anyone ever driven it from America to Costa Rica. If so what do i need to watch out for. I will be driving a motor home. I do know it is safer to stay on the toll roads coming thru Mexico. Cartels love motor homes because there are a lot ...
@HOMERFROMLAWTON make that a 12,000 pound towing package. a 12 pound package will not tow a sack of trash to the garbage can lol. i talk too much and too lazy to proof read. those that know me have not problem but to strangers it is like putting ... Read More
Pan-American Highway by HOMERFROMLAWTON
Has anyone ever driven it from America to Costa Rica. If so what do i need to watch out for. I will be driving a motor home. I do know it is safer to stay on the toll roads coming thru Mexico. Cartels love motor homes because there are a lot ...
@daveandmarcia good avice. a lot of the stuff on the net is old stuff. ten years ago costar rica was cheap living, not as cheap now. on the cars iimported in 2021 the import law was there is no upfront import fees on cars but on a sliding scale ... Read More
Motor Home by HOMERFROMLAWTON
We are definitely moving to Costa Rica but before we decide we want to make a tour of the country in our motor home before we decideto set down roots. I started looking for any rve parks where i can spend a day or a month so i can get electricity, ...
@daveandmarcia nothing legally. i looked a pepper spray pistols, whips, shockers, tennis rackets just give them your money or car and save your life. of course use common sense such as where you go especially at night keep the doors locked and be ... Read More
Pan-American Highway by HOMERFROMLAWTON
Has anyone ever driven it from America to Costa Rica. If so what do i need to watch out for. I will be driving a motor home. I do know it is safer to stay on the toll roads coming thru Mexico. Cartels love motor homes because there are a lot ...
@daveandmarcia Care will definitely be toyota and possibley a subaru outback. I really wish I could test drive either of them sold in costa rica. The spainish controls might at first be a challenge. The motor home I my wife's idea but my ... Read More
TRANSPORTING GOLD BARS
I have some gold bars. There is no problem bringing them into country, there is no taxes, but I have a rule I never keep any more money on me that I can can afford to lose. There is no way I trust customs to just ship gold bars, so if there is ... Read More
Motorcycle licensing by pedroamigo2014
Hello.Where do I as a 70 yr old apply for the medical exam(not a dictamen medico) as a prelude to a renewed 'bike license please?.I m a thru knee amputee so need that exam.Thanks.
@rainagain i am planning my move which could be six months into the future. we will be coming down for a few weeks then determine where. but access to medical care is on the top of the list. i don't want to drive 3 hours for a doctor's ... Read More
Pan-American Highway by HOMERFROMLAWTON
Has anyone ever driven it from America to Costa Rica. If so what do i need to watch out for. I will be driving a motor home. I do know it is safer to stay on the toll roads coming thru Mexico. Cartels love motor homes because there are a lot ...
@daveandmarcia i went to Mexico for a week in 1972. even crossing the boarder was difficult unless you had money folded in your hand. we encountered many road blocks and our tour bus was boarded many times. my attitude is others can make the trip ... Read More
Motor Home by HOMERFROMLAWTON
We are definitely moving to Costa Rica but before we decide we want to make a tour of the country in our motor home before we decideto set down roots. I started looking for any rve parks where i can spend a day or a month so i can get electricity, ...
@daveandmarcia pepper spray is legal for self defense but nothing else. fyi Read More
Motor Home by HOMERFROMLAWTON
We are definitely moving to Costa Rica but before we decide we want to make a tour of the country in our motor home before we decideto set down roots. I started looking for any rve parks where i can spend a day or a month so i can get electricity, ...
@edwinemora i would like to add we will not be living full time in the motor home. we have plans to build a big house that has enough land to put a 40 ft shipping container and at least 4 carports. 1 for the motor home, two for boats, and one for ... Read More
Motor Home by HOMERFROMLAWTON
We are definitely moving to Costa Rica but before we decide we want to make a tour of the country in our motor home before we decideto set down roots. I started looking for any rve parks where i can spend a day or a month so i can get electricity, ...
thank you for your reply. i know all of this. i have been researching for about six months. but i am stumped i am looking for answers where can i park and spend a night or two or even seven where i can plug in electricity, hook up a water hose, ... Read More
Language Interpreter Device by HOMERFROMLAWTON
i plan to move there and the only Spanish i know are the bad words i learned being a boy. I do plan to learn Spanish by going to classes when I move there, but until I do learn the language I plan to use an language interpreter device. ...
@Cheryl a interpreter device is a small box about the size of a telephone is something i hold in my hand and i say what i want to say into the box in English and it will repeat back with what i said in Spanish and if the other person says ... Read More
Language Interpreter Device
i plan to move there and the only Spanish i know are the bad words i learned being a boy. I do plan to learn Spanish by going to classes when I move there, but until I do learn the language I plan to use an language interpreter device. ... Read More
Pan-American Highway
Has anyone ever driven it from America to Costa Rica. If so what do i need to watch out for. I will be driving a motor home. I do know it is safer to stay on the toll roads coming thru Mexico. Cartels love motor homes because there are a lot ... Read More
Motor Home
We are definitely moving to Costa Rica but before we decide we want to make a tour of the country in our motor home before we decideto set down roots. I started looking for any rve parks where i can spend a day or a month so i can get electricity, ... Read More