Truly informative articles about retirement in Costa Rica can not be written by ‘travel writers’, they can only be written about by people who are actually living and who are retired in Costa Rica. 90% of the articles you will find here about retiring in Costa Rica are unique to our site. They have been written by people who have been retired in Costa Rica for many years, who understand the culture, the people and the country and you can learn from their experience.
Retirement In Costa Rica
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Costa Rica Retirement – Reflections on My First Year in Costa Rica
On 30th August 2006, I marked my one-year anniversary of living in Costa Rica. To celebrate, I threw myself a party! Most gringos I've met ...
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Surfing, Yoga and Living Well on Costa Rica’s Central Pacific Coast
Eating healthier, getting more exercise and learning to relax are some of the keys to feeling better and living longer. Costa Rica caters ...
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Escazu Tollbooth and Highway – Two minute video
This short two minute video taken from the car shows the Escazu toll booth, Hospital CIMA, the enormous MultiPlaza shopping mall and Hotel ...
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Crime in Costa Rica. There are plenty of good people (buena gente) around.
I'm writing this because I have a story that had a happy ending and gave me a feeling that not only was I lucky, but that many (I'd say the ...
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Costa Rica Crime and “Good, Honest People.”
Keith emailed me saying: "I'm writing this because I have a story that had a happy ending and gave me a feeling that not only was I lucky, ...
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Families That Eat Together, Stay Together
For most Americans a family meal anymore is a rare occasion saved for special occasions and holidays, but in Costa Rica it's still common ...
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River Tsunami – “It is a miracle that no one died…”
As they were on the approach to the bridge that spans the Rio Atirro, two Nicaraguan men (coffee workers from a neighbor's coffee farm) ...
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Costa Rica Construction Falls By 5%
A CFIA press release discusses building stability during the first half of 2011: "Access to credit, investment in public infrastructure and ...
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Attrition
The economic model of the "Developed" nations on this planet is based upon a single overriding premise. This premise is, in a word, ...
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Counting Our Blessings Retired in Costa Rica
On the reverse side of the immigration coin, those who want to leave are also having a hard time. I've often read articles on ...
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