Book Description
This insider's look at the "Switzerland of the Americas" provides information on health care, weather, real estate, recreation, and cultural opportunities for retirees. With its chapter on business opportunities and thorough look at Costa Rica's most scenic and vibrant places, this guide is also suitable for younger travelers and investors.


From the Back Cover
Today’s retirees are anything but retiring, with many choosing to relocate to enjoy life to the fullest. Choose Costa Rica for Retirement shows you how to travel, live, learn, play, and even work in Costa Rica. Are you interested in learning about a different culture? Starting a new business or exploring a second career? Taking up a new hobby? Volunteering your time? All of the above? The choice is yours. From Cahuita on the Caribbean Coast to Playas del Coco on the Pacific, you’ll learn how to discover this thriving Central American country and make it your home.
Inside you’ll find up-to-date information on:
Local costs of living and real estate markets
Business and volunteer opportunities
Recreation and community offerings
Medical care and safety
Whether your idea of retirement is taking it easy or taking it to the limit, Choose Costa Rica for Retirement is your one-way ticket to the best years of your life.


About the Author
John Howells has written 11 books on places--at home and abroad--that make for a comfortable, stimulating retirement. He devides his time between California and Costa Rica.

ANNOTATION

American retirees can live well in Costa Rica for a fraction of what it would cost in the United States. John Howells provides complete, up-to-date information on living there affordably--including necessary costs, legal requirements, housing, healthcare, recreation, food, language, and culture. Color photos. 10 maps.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Retirement can be a time of growth, or adventure, or complete and utter relaxation. Where you spend your retirement years, no matter how you may define them, has to be a place that fulfills your desires and meets your changing needs. "Choose Costa Rica" lists many towns and villages that are ideal for retirees of every stripe. Descriptions of scenic, vibrant places, as well as essential information about the resources and activities available in these areas, allows you to make an informed decision about selecting Costa Rica as your ideal location to enjoy an affordable, active, and safe retirement.

SYNOPSIS

Who says that you have to retire to Florida or endure more cold winters in the north? Consider Costa Rica, which is filled with towns and villages that are ideal for retirement. This book includes descriptions of vibrant places as well as the resources and activities that make each a prime location. Information on real estate, recreation, culture, medical care, business opportunities, and weather statistics are also included.

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