marchamo costa rica

Every year, vehicle owners pay “marchamo,” a kind of right of circulation or vehicle property tax. This year, payments were accepted starting November 1st.  On November 30th, the Government announced…

Costa Rica News – The traffic police have been busy giving tickets and confiscating plates of all cars and motorcycles circulating without having paid the annual “marchamo.” 17% of vehicles have…

Costa Rica News – Other than it is the law, it may cost you your entire bank account if you do not have it and get into an accident. 

Costa Rica News – This Week in Costa Rica will feature each week a news portion in which Dan and Rico (qCostaRica) will talk about the happenings in and around the…

Costa Rica News – Do you want to drive your car after December 31st of this year? Then you need to start at least thinking about paying your marchamo.

Costa Rica News – It is not often that the price of a somewhat mandatory item get reduced in Costa Rica.  It seems that so many other costs of living…

Costa Rica News – Just in case it was not expensive enough to bring a car in to Costa Rica already with over 50% tax on vehicles  being brought into…

Costa Rica News – We all know how hard it is to make a living down in Costa Rica.  The salaries are low for most people, and to make a…