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SHOULD YOU MOVE TO COSTA RICA?

This article is aimed at those persons who have decided that starting a new life in Costa Rica is the right move for them. Costa Rica is without a doubt a great place to visit! How expensive that visit is depends on your planning, the time of year you visit and your available budget. It can run the gamut from being inexpensive all the way to a very expensive vacation and it all depends on overall proper planning and how much you are willing to spend, but we will go into that in more detail in a separate article. This article is aimed at those persons who have decided that starting a new life in Costa Rica is right for them. In this case I am leaving out Retirees who

By The Editor

have a steady monthly income coming in as a minimum. In the past, those who decided to move to Costa Rica were primarily retired persons who wanted a place to retire to that was offering better year-round weather, a stable democratic government and a lower cost of living in an environment that was in many ways close to a first world country (reliable electricity, potable water countrywide right from the tap, reliable and fast internet and a good quality of medical/dental care) along with good places to shop and a variety of entertainment and restaurants (especially in the Greater Metropolitan Area which encompasses the cities of San Jos é , Heredia, Alajuela and Cartago and also their surrounding neighborhoods). Added to this was

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