Getting to meet the other couples was nice, as we got to hear about where they lived (one up by the beach in Guanacaste and the other by the Poas Volcano) and we learned one nice little bonus: We could save some moolah on our mandatory health care.
We found out about the ARCR: Association of Residents of Costa Rica. By joining the group ($60.00 per year) we could get our La Caja for just $77.00 per month, as opposed to $190.00 per month on our own. A nice bit of savings.
So, after our time at immigration, we hopped a cab and went to the ARCR where we joined up and got the information for joining La Caja under their umbrella.
It's a very helpful bunch of folks and when they heard our story of what we needed to get done to enroll in La Caja in the first place, they all looked at each other and the general conclusion was that our main La Caja office in Ciudad Quesada is the hillbilly capital of La Caja offices.
They gave us useful information on how to exchange our money and good advice on which bank to use, and so with more information and some introductory letters we were off to the bank.
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