| A new phenomenon with people in Western | | | | Americans are especially surprised to find everything |
| countries shows they are now buying their second | | | | they had at home, and more,when they retire |
| homes abroad with a view to retiring there and their | | | | abroad to Costa Rica. |
| gaining a massive increase in living standards | | | | They have the most modern communications, |
| Why? Because they can retire close to home and | | | | unlimited entertainment, a real nightlife and shopping |
| take advantage of vastly reduced living costs and | | | | with the world's top brands. If you like golf, this is a |
| enjoying their Golden years in luxury. | | | | golfer's paradise fancy some fishing its fantastic! The |
| What are the advantages of retiring abroad? | | | | list is endless. |
| 1. Geography | | | | 5. Retiring in Costa Rica 1.01 |
| For Americans anyway, as places such Central | | | | The main reason people are now retiring in Costa |
| America are close by (just a few hours from US), | | | | Rica (from the US, Canada and Europe) is that the |
| flights are cheap and frequent. | | | | economy is booming, the country is modern and |
| That means, you gain a higher standard of living than | | | | safe, and the government makes it easy for |
| your home country, but you are still near by. | | | | foreigners to do so. |
| It seems that for Americans, Costa Rica presents | | | | The new land investors from abroad are given the |
| both a closeness to home and a real step up in living | | | | same rights to land and property as Costa Ricans |
| standards. | | | | themselves. Add to that the fact there is no tax on |
| 2. Can a Less Expensive Lifestyle Also be a Better | | | | your social security and inflation is in check there. |
| Lifestyle? | | | | Remember that Costa Rica is only a three hour flight |
| The answer is YES! Right now, comparable homes | | | | from many US cities. This means you are never far |
| are 70% cheaper in Costa Rica than in the US | | | | from home. |
| Southern states. | | | | With excellent communications, the latest internet |
| Retiring abroad in Costa Rica on say, a pension of | | | | technology available (at very good rates), and some |
| $2,000 a month will bring you a relaxed and | | | | of the world's best healthcare, one has to really |
| comfortable lifestyle. | | | | question the choice of remaining at home or moving |
| In the States or Canada, such an amount would just | | | | to Costa Rica. |
| let you barely get by. | | | | Some Food for Thought |
| 3. The Retirement You Deserve | | | | Inflation and security in the States are making life |
| Having worked hard all your life, you deserve to pass | | | | very difficult for those of retirement age and retiring |
| your silver years in enjoyment. | | | | abroad is an option more and more people are |
| Instead of crowed cities, crime, pollution and runaway | | | | looking at. |
| inflation, living in Costa Rica can mean pristine | | | | Prices of places in Florida or California have price tags |
| beaches, unspoiled nature, rolling hills, rainforest and | | | | that restrict the average retiree. |
| bountiful wild life. | | | | As for lifestyle, crime, and crowding is making |
| As for the local population, they are in a country | | | | retirement a nightmare instead of a well deserved |
| friendly and glad to have you living in their country | | | | rest from your toils. |
| and their are plety of foreigners just like you who | | | | Thinking about Costa Rica, you can still find a bit of |
| have retired abroad, so you will feel at home. | | | | paradise at a cost you can afford, where nature is at |
| This is a place where serious crime is rare; where | | | | its finest, where the food, the people, the |
| people have time to talk and enjoy themselves. | | | | infrastructure and laws all favor the retiree, rather |
| Compare this to the daily drama of any American | | | | than making them victims, as they are becoming now |
| city. | | | | in the Western world. |
| 4. Can Costa Rica Provide the Same Amenities as the | | | | If you are retiring abroad consider Costa Rica it has |
| American Cities then? | | | | much to offer and you will have the time of your life. |