Costa Rica was included among the 5 Easiest, Most Welcoming Retirement Havens in the World by International Living Magazine. “A new report from International Living points to the top 5 retirement destinations across the globe where it’s easiest to fit in. The Fitting-in category of the 2019 Annual Global Retirement […]
When the word mafia is mentioned, the first things that usually comes to mind are the likes of Al Capone, La Cosa Nostra, The Mob or Pablo Escobar. Well the government mafia in Costa Rica is not as evil as those just mentioned but perhaps is more insidious. Basically, over […]
It is very easy to look at the negatives in Costa Rica when one is comparing the country with the United States or Canadá. They are too completely different countries and, above all, cultures. It is really easy to distort the facts when one does not understand a country. This […]
In 2018 International living finally got it right in that they chose Costa Rica as the best place to retire. Read here For 2019 they ranked Panama first and Costa Rica second which in my opinion is absurd. First, Costa Rica has many more places in which to live than […]
Costa Rica’s natural beauty attracts both tourists and potential retirees. Part of the country’s lure are its many beaches on both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts. Recently, FlightNetwork put together a list of the World’s Best Beaches for 2018 with the help of over 1200 journalists, editors, bloggers and agencies […]
This is especially true in the country’s Central Valley which boasts one of the best climates in the whole world. Temperatures average around 70 degrees all year long. In fact, National Geographic considers the town of Atenas to have the best climate in the world. The town’s motto is, “Atenas, […]
Tamales are a typical dish at Christmas time in Costa Rica but also available year-round. They are similar to Mexican tamales, however there is one big difference: the Mexican ones are wrapped in corn husks but Costa Rica tamales in banana leaves. There is a joke about Costa Rican tamales. An American comes to Costa Rica […]
When I started offering relocation tours to Costa Rica in 1998 nobody was doing similar tours to Costa Rica, not to mention other countries in Latin America. Now there are retirement tours to Ecuador, Nicaragua, Mexico and Panama. Over the last couple of years I have had many clients who […]
The term all over the map is defined as a scattered approach to something. This definition is really applicable when referring to many of those who have done research about relocating to Costa Rica. Most often people get on the Internet and read everything they can about moving here and […]
Anyone knows that exercise is important as we age. In Costa Rica there many opportunities to stay fit. Gymnasiums and swimming pools abound as well as other exercise venues. Probably most enjoyable way to learn about the county’s culture and combine exercise, is dancing. Dancing burns between 200 and 400 […]
