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| “The Strawberry Woman” is what I call her. La mujer fresa Sometimes she sells fruits/veggies from back of pickup downtown but most often here in front of her house. The best & cheapest strawberries! Atenas, Costa Rica |
When she saw me about to make a photo, she hid behind the cart. 🙂
A new friend who visited Atenas once and is coming back for 3 months to find if this is really where he wants to retire and maybe find a specific place to live long term. He asked me to check out a rent house he found online listed by owner and I made him a temporary Photo Gallery of the House. I just sent him the link and then thought that others might like to see what you could rent in Atenas for less than $600 a month! Just click the gallery link above. It is 3.9 km from the center of town.
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| His possible rental house overlooks a beautiful valley and is surrounded by nature and a mountain resort next door he can use. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Having butterflies is important to me and there were several right in front of his potential house. Red-Spotted Patch Butterfly Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| So very, very good ice cream on a stick and frozen fruit pulp on a stick, about 44 cents USD. I walk by here on my way to La Coope. Great on a hot afternoon! 🙂 |
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| Another Home Selling Ice Cream Atenas, Costa Rica |
And another home selling something more like popsicles except it is frozen drink in little plastic bags the kids bite a hole in and suck the juice out. Not for me:
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| Apretados (to squeeze) Atenas, Costa Rica |
And the photo gallery of Home Business Signs Atenas
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| On the back of the menu at Crema y Nata translated to English: Life is very short . . . start with dessert! |
And some morning when I walk by there I may just start the day with a cup of Te Chai!
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| Blue-winged Sheenmark, Eurybia lycisca In my garden yesterday. Only the 2nd one I’ve ever seen. See last year’s sighting inside my house! Better photo! This is cellphone. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Maraca Plant or Shampoo Ginger Is spreading like wildfire! Each flower will be a new plant! Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Caladium Lily Not expecting flowers from my caladiums! Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Guardian Mom! She sits on top of hummingbird feeder, chasing adults off so her children can freely feed when they wish. See below. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Guardian Mom! Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| This physical therapist is at end of street my development is on. Friends have used her and claim she is amazing at solving back problems. |
As I continue to find and photograph new home business signs in Atenas, I am amazed at how many businesses are in homes here. I guess that is how it was in “The Olden Days” all around the world. Stay tuned to this blog for more interesting signs coming! And/or . . .
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| El Pingüino is a landmark on my side of town. It is a very small corner grocery store called pulpería or mini-super It looks like a store in front but it is also their home, living in the back. Atenas, Costa Rica |
How cool is it to have a little corner store called “The Penguin” in a tropical climate country where no native has ever seen a penguin? And it is the front part of their house! Or attached to their house. Plus it is 2 blocks from one public high school/middle school and 1.5 blocks from one public elementary school. Needless to say they have more student customers than anyone, selling lots of cold drinks an snack food! But they are better stocked for real food than another similar home store closer to me, though I still prefer the supermercado! There are many of these little corner stores all over town and probably many are in homes. No strict zoning codes or laws here! 🙂 Atenas is a really cool place to live!
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| El Pingüino Store entrance on corner. White addition on right is a rental apartment. The owner’s home is also attached to the left, seen in next photo. Also notice a mother walking daughter home from primary school. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| El Pingüino Owner’s home is light green, attached to left behind white metal fence. These boys are at a school with a “no uniform day” today. Rare! Or out of school, especially the boy in shorts! No shorts in school! Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Clinica de Ropa In Boqueron, 3 blocks from Roca Verde Atenas, Costa Rica |
“Clinica de Ropa” (Clinic for Clothing) is the common name for a seamstress (la costurera) who probably does more repair work on clothing than making new clothing, although she does both. This particular seamstress is the closest one to my house and I have used her twice. The first time she put a patch over a little hole in one of my several canvas shorts I wear every day. She did a good job with fabric on both the outside and inside and it does not show or is not noticeable.
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| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird On Heliconia in my garden, Atenas, Costa Rica |
Yeh, it is unusual for a hummingbird to stay still very long, especially on a flower! Thanks Lord!
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| Bark Scorpion On my kitchen floor, Atenas, Costa Rica |
Both of these shots were made before breakfast this morning. The scorpion crawled out from under my electric dishwasher. You can see that on his tail and left hand he has collected some cobweb. 🙂 I just used the broom to sweep him outside off my deck or terrace. In 2 1/2 years here it is only the second scorpion I have seen, both in my kitchen. I am going to spray under my dishwasher, stove and frig, the best hiding places. Though, last night I opened two cardboard boxes of old genealogy books and that is also a good place for scorpions. Part of living in the jungle! 🙂
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| Homemade Tortillas by Ana that I pass every day walking. She sells them out a window of her house. People walk or ride a bike to her house to get morning or evening bread. Atenas, Costa Rica |
For first-timers, this is the second in a new series of posts with photos of interesting signs people in Atenas hang outside their homes for their home business. With two photos now, I have also started a new photo gallery: Home Business Signs