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The short answer is that you have to declare the cash, both at the airport counter in the United States and to the customs agent when you enter Costa Rica.

http://www.fincen.gov/forms/files/fin105_cmir.pdf

There is a space on the Costa Rica customs form where you indicate that you have cash in excess of $10,000. You need to point it out and declare it to the aduana who will give you more paperwork to fill out, here in Costa Rica.

I would not go through the trouble of setting up your own bank account and sending the money electronically, unless you plan to do it frequently.

However, the doctor should be able to receive a wire transfer if you do it in advance, and I mean at least 2-3 weeks to sort it out.

The short answer is that you have to declare the cash, both at the airport counter in the United States and to the customs agent when you enter Costa Rica.

http://www.fincen.gov/forms/files/fin105_cmir.pdf

There is a space on the Costa Rica customs form where you indicate that you have cash in excess of $10,000. You need to point it out and declare it to the aduana who will give you more paperwork to fill out, here in Costa Rica.

I would not go through the trouble of setting up your own bank account and sending the money electronically, unless you plan to do it frequently.

However, the doctor should be able to receive a wire transfer if you do it in advance, and I mean at least 2-3 weeks to sort it out.

Steven, my friend — Thanks for sharing your worldly advise and especially your dental expertise, but to be blunt, if you don't really care, why participate in this thread?