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The other day a guest writer contributed an article about Nicaragua to this blog. In it he summarized up the reasons for not retiring or living there. Below you will find more negative news about the country.
Crime is on the upswing in neighboring Nicaragua, according to the U.S. State Department which paints a grim picture [...]
Special to Live Costa Rica by Bud Truax
Lately Nicaragua has been in the news a lot and it hasn’t been good. The country seems to take one step forward and two steps backward. First, president Ortega has been trying to establish closer ties with Russia. He wants to improve relations to the level that [...]
Many years ago I studied as an exchange student in Mexico. I was lucky enough to live with a Mexican family and really fell head over heels in love with the country. After returning to the States I made it a point to visit Mexico every chance I had. In fact, I ended up spending [...]
December 1st marks an historic date in Costa Rica’s history. On this day in 1948 President José Figueres abolished Costa Rica’s army. From that moment on Costa Rica has lived as a peaceful and democratic nation. Besides getting rid of the army this decision had another important effect on the country’s development. The money that [...]
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 [...]
