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It does depend on the attorney
Could be anywhere between $750-$2,500
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comWould you please clarify exactly which company you are referring to?
If it’s the one I think it is, this is not the first complaint that I have received.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comThis is an area of ENORMOUS opportunity that nobody is talking about…
I have discussed this with dozens of developers and with the demographics the way they are, I continue to be stunned that nobody is doing anything about it.
To a certain extent, I guess it would be simple for a condo developer to offer ‘assisted-living’ type care (part-time nurse or regular doctor’s visits) as an additional service but, nobody that I know of is building a project with the specific goal of ‘long-term care’ in mind.
The one thing that people forget about is that it’s not just the elderly that are affected. When your parent is going through a serious illness or dying and one of the children (meaning you, your siblings or wife) has to give up working to care for them, that can be an enormous burden on the entire family.
A good alternative would be to put them in a long-term care facility in Costa Rica which could be arranged for a fraction of the cost of ‘back home’ and those ‘children’ could continue working knowing that your parents are being cared for…
Of course another option would be to buy a home in Costa Rica for your aging parents to live in and hire a full time or live in nurse to care for them. That way they are cared for and you have an asset that should appreciate over time for your own retirement. The biggest potential problem here would be managing the staff from a distance.
We are all going to die and it’s amazing how ignorant most of us in the ‘first-world’ are about death and dying. As a Buddhist, my ideas about death may be slightly different than yours and I have literally read hundreds of books about ‘death and dying’.
Then again as a namvet, maybe you have also been exposed to Buddhism?
If I were to encourage someone to read something on the topic, I would suggest that ‘Dying Well’ by Dr. Ira Byock is a definite ‘must-read.’
What shocked me about this book was that Dr. Byock created a classical music group that would visit the terminally ill and play what he would consider to be appropriately spiritual and meditative type music and I was amazed to realize that I own every single piece of music that he recommends by contemporary classical composers like Arvo Part, Henry Gorecki and John Tavener.
My “bible” or manual about death and how to die is ‘The Tibetan Book of the Living & Dying’ by Sogyal Rinpoche which you can see at
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comPlease contact Dr. Adrian Molina who will be happy to give you all the up to date requirements to get your pets in and out of Costa Rica.
It’s my undersstanding that it’s fairly simple as long as you have someone who knows exactly what they are doing and you have all the necessary paperwork from both your US veterinarian and your Costa Rican veterinarian.
You can see Dr. Molina’s contact information at the bottom of this article at
You would be best telephoning them …
Scott Oliver – Founder
WelOveCostaRica.comI think they are relevant in that people want to hear that other people have similar concerns.
I don’t like reading all the ‘negative’ crap that supposedly ‘sells’ either lotus but as you very well know, perception and reality are often two very different things.
The perception that most Americans have of their own country is that everything is bigger, better and faster in America which is sometimes but, definitely not always true.
As my American friend Charlie McCormack points out in his article ‘Why More Americans Are Leaving America To Live In Costa Rica’ there are some areas where Americans have some very serious concerns.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comI know quite a few of the developers here in Costa Rica, would you please tell me which developers have moved down to Panama?
I guess if someone wants to move to a place that has lots of beautiful high-rises, just like Miami, then Panama is for them but Panama does not have the Ticos and the people here are a very big factor as to “why” I love living in Costa Rica.
Panama does not have a population of people like the Ticos.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comPS. Yes! The Costa Rican people are indeed “much better looking.”
The cheapest Cookshack smoker I could see on their webiste wa US$465? Cough! Splutter!
I was kind of thinking of something a bit more ‘economical’… I don’t want to think how much that will cost me by the time it’s shipped to me in Costa Rica …
Can I just come up and visit you and have some of that smoked salmon? 🙂
Hmmm! My mouth is already watering …
Have you tried smoking rabbit? We eat a lot of rabbit because it’s tasty and healthy and was wondering …
What brand of smoker do you have? Would I be able to oredr it online do you think?
Scott
PS. And what about smoked trout?
Duh! Scott – I just say the brand there …
Big enough for a good sized meal for four people or do you need me to be more specific? I’m honestly not sure what sort of answer I should give you … Punds? Kilos?
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comThere are far more people headed for Costa Rica than Panama but I do not know of a comparable Discussion Forum for Panama
Scott Oliver
It’s been my experience that the harder you look, the less you will find.
I am divorced but have been in love with the same wonderful woman for the last three years (I met her in her shoe shop when I bought a pair of boots).
Just in the course of your average day, you will meet many women who will make it crystal clear that they are available and unfortunately, or fortunately, Costa Rica is home to some of the most beautiful and passionate women in the world.
Take it easy! Relax go about your day but just keep the radar turned on and you will meet women. And of course if you happen to mention to your local church that you are seeking a companion, I think you’d be surprised at how many somehow miraculously ‘appear.’
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.com
