Posted November 23rd, 2008 by Christopher Howard
I must have been asked this question hundreds of times by the participants on my monthly relocation/retirement tours. The answer is, yes.
Every day you can find more and more products from the States and Canada in Costa Rica. When I first came here there were very few U.S. products in the country. Each time [...]
Posted November 20th, 2008 by Christopher Howard
If you are thinking about retiring here and have children or grandchildren of college age, you might consider enrolling them in a Costa Rican private or public university.
The other night I was watching the CBS Evening News on satellite and there was a story about the prohibitive cost of a university education in the United [...]
Posted November 17th, 2008 by Christopher Howard
By Michael Pollick
Published: Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 3:48 p.m.
THE NEW WORLD
Christopher Howard may be the Christopher Columbus of the Americans-to-Costa Rica movement. He discovered his new world and moved to the Western Hemisphere’s second oldest democracy in the late 1980s [...]
Posted November 13th, 2008 by Christopher Howard
Those living below the poverty line in the United States will also find Costa Rica to their liking. Like most other countries in Latin America you should be able to live in moderate luxury on a modest retirement or investment income in Costa Rica.
Most citizens of the United States and Canada feel comfortable living where [...]
Posted November 12th, 2008 by Christopher Howard
Costa Rica’s low cost health care system continues to attract retirees with medical issues. Most of the people on my monthly relocation/retirement tours have told me that one of the main reasons they are exploring Costa Rica for retirement is the affordability of its public health care system. You can insure yourself for under $60 [...]