Costa Rica is synonymous with the phrase Pura Vida, which literally translates to 'pure life,’ and has a 'life is good' feeling. Pura Vida is constantly used in everyday conversation... as an acknowledgment, a greeting, a response, a goodbye, and so much more. This phrase is the esse...
Articles for Expats,News about Costa Rica Recently, there have been two separate articles from Travel and Leisure about the best countries for Americans and others to retire around the world. “According to the U.S. State Department, millions of Americans are actually doing it. The idea of up...
“This Central American country, stretches from the Caribbean to the Pacific, with rainforests, jungles, and beaches. Costs vary as widely as environments, but in general, the cost of living (see https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/San-Jose-Costa-Rica) in Costa Rica is...
Editor’s Note:An estimated 20,000 North Americans are living in Costa Rica—more if you count part-timers. The safety, climate, the friendly people (both locals and expats), and the good-value cost of living arejust some of the factors that have attracted foreign residents for more than ...
North Americans who want to live in Spain need residency visas. I came to Spain on a non-lucrative visa. After five years, I switched to a permanent residency visa. The non-lucrative visa is a retirement visa that does not allow you to work at all, anywhere in the world. Its financial...
CNBC.com used data from the State Department, the Costa Rica tourism board and experiences of some Americans who have lived there to gain insight into the nation’s economy, real estate market, healthcare resources and other issues that retirees should weigh when relocating. Read ahead to find...
North Americans who want to live in Spain need residency visas. I came to Spain on a non-lucrative visa. After five years, I switched to a permanent residency visa. The non-lucrative visa is a retirement visa that does not allow you to work at all, anywhere in the world. Its financial...
Costa Rica Often called the “Switzerland of the Americans”, Costa Rica is considered by many as the ideal home away from home. It is the most peaceful and politically stable of all the countries in Central America, boasting a democratic system and an economic structure with an enduring tradi...
Higher prices were especially prominent in Costa Rica. If you don’t have an investment portfolio to fuel spending in Costa Rica, it might be difficult to keep up. More than ever, I think one needs to do their homework on neighborhood-specific safety in Ecuador and Mexico. Drug cartel ...
Costa Rica has something for everything, and everything for someone. There are more Americans residing in the country proportionately than in any other country outside of the U.S. They cannot be wrong! It is easy to get from one side of the country to the other. You can have breakfast...