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Retire in Costa Rica Blog - Why Costa Rica for Retirement?
Written by Gloria   
Saturday, 10 May 2008 16:27

It all started with a comment I made to my husband, Paul, one afternoon. I said, “You know, I kind of envy you for all of the adventures you’ve had.” Paul lived in Mexico for three years while he was attending college at the University of the Americas. He always talked about those days as if they were yesterday…what it was like living in another culture, so different from our own here in the States.

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Why Choose Costa Rica? PDF Print E-mail
Why Costa Rica for Retirement?
Written by Gloria   
Saturday, 10 May 2008 16:28

Why not Mexico, or Panama, or right here in the U.S.? There are so many reasons that I’ll continue to write more about it in future posts. First and foremost, we wanted to live in a country where the government was stable. Long called the “Switzerland of the Americas,” Costa Rica is a thriving democracy and its people are very patriotic. They are proud to be citizens of the most progressive and peace-loving country in Central America.

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Book Review: Choose Costa Rica for Retirement, by John Howells PDF Print E-mail
Why Costa Rica for Retirement?
Written by Paul   
Saturday, 10 May 2008 16:29

It all didn’t start with this book, but rather Choose Mexico for Retirement. I went to college in Mexico, graduating in 1977, and also spent 16 days there in December 2003/January 2004 on our honeymoon. My first inclination was to retire in Mexico. My wife, Gloria, spent a few days in Costa Rica back in 1996 and said that we should check-out Costa Rica too; consequently, we purchased both books.

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