www.CostaRicaTicas.com

I am also a member, the seminar is essentially a bunch of sales pitches with decent lunches provided. it is aimed toward a wide audience and so a lot of things may not apply to you (ex. K-12 private schools). There is also a magazine that is available to members on line. It gives some interesting info. I am also using them for residency, and they provide a fair amount of help, even providing ******* for police fingerprinting and the like. I have actually taken the two day seminar twice, once 2009 when I first contemplated living here, and last year once I made the move. It is held in Sabana near their offices and is held on the last Thursday and Friday of each month. It finishes in time for evening activities.

http://www.arcr.net
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http://www.arcr.com

It is kinda a pain in the ass running an extension cord across the street from the Taormina and flushing the toilet with bottled water gets expensive.




Actually, in my case, the apartment I rent is owned by an anonymous corporation "sociedad anonima". The electricity [CNFL] and water [AYA] are in the name of that corporation. I can check the balance online and pay at any Servimas [inside Walmart, Mas x Menos, etc]. My cable and Internet (Cabletica) are in my name, but they did require local phone number and several references. I also pay this at Servimas. I use the one inside the Walmart in Tibas where I also withdraw colones from the Scotiabank ATM inside. FYI I also use a Kolbi prepaid card (from SJO) which gives me prepaid cell minutes and roaming Internet (for GPS, Uber, Waze).