The building codes are obviously different in Costa Rica than in Minnesota. Here are three sights that you definitely would not see in MN. No railing on the stairs (we might fall), the water heater is outside (water would freeze) and the major crack under the front door (where's the weather stripping).
The crack under the front door actually has a purpose, that is besides letting in creeping and crawling creatures. Once a month, the City of Belen (water and trash pick up) and electric bills get slid under the door. When we moved here, we didn't need to change the names on those accounts. As far as we can tell, those companies don't care who is living in the house. They just slide the bill under the door and if it doesn't get paid in 10 days they cut off the service. You have to pay the bills with cash or a CR debit card. You can pay the electric bill at the grocery store. You just hand the cashier the bill and they can access the company's computer from their register. I needed to go to a bank to pay the City bill.
Just an update on the weather. We had a total of 9.9 inches of rain in June and we have a new daily record with 1.9 inches this past Tuesday.
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