Join us Jan 6-9 in La Amistad International Park for a visit to the indigenous Naso, home of the last kingdom in the hemisphere. Tour departs Boquete, Panama at 8am Thursday and ends with lunch at the Bocas del Toro ferry (Almirante) Saturday. Contact Changes In Latitude at 6966.2691

If anyone is going to be in the Toronto area and would like complimentary admission to the International Real Estate Expo at the Doubletree Hilton at 655 Dixon Road this weekend please contact me sue@suecolemanrealtor.com.

Owning a home in Costa Rica is an attainable dream that offers a life of enjoyment and leisure for those who take the plunge. Whether you are a foreigner or Costa Rica native, a retiree looking for your own piece of heaven or a high stress workaholic who needs a regular escape, owning a piece of Costa Rica real estate might be just the retreat you need.

by Denise in Placidway
 

A large percent of baby boomers (those between the ages of 45-65) are currently uninsured. Many who belong to this age group have lost their jobs due to aging, unemployment or downsizing and are no longer covered by affordable health care or insurance.

Traveling beyond local borders offers this group, more than any other demographic, the opportunity to pursue and receive premium healthcare, alternative treatments and travel, all at the same time. Boomers are leading the way to more affordable healthcare, seeking medical care overseas to address such needs as knee and hip replacement surgeries, cardiac care, and alternative treatments for chronic conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, orthopedic procedures, and dental care.

American boomers needing dental care and prescriptions often travel south of the border into Mexico or even as far as Brazil, Argentina, and Costa Rica for their needs. Dental procedures as well as medications in Latin American countries is less than half of what comparable procedures and medications cost in the United States. Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia are popular destinations for those needing hip or knee replacement surgeries. Europeans are making trips to Hungry and Poland for dental and cosmetic procedures at great savings, even after including the cost of travel and hotel or clinic accommodations.

There comes a time in life when many Baby Boomers get itchy feet – we get fed up with the 9 – 6, the commute or just the weather in our own home locations for example, and to alleviate our itchy feet we need a holiday some place far away and ideally exotic!

For others these itchy feet continue to be a problem no matter how many holidays they have and the only solution to the problem is relocation abroad and a brand new life experience abroad.

On the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) developed by Columbia and Yale Universities, Costa Rica has been ranked #5 worldwide, best in the Americas and far ahead of the US. Costa Rica was bested only by famously clean European countries like Switzerland, Norway, and Sweden.

President Obama is in Mexico today for a meeting with President Felipe Calderón, and later in the week he will travel to Trinidad and Tobago for the Summit of the Americas with Latin American leaders. Before his trip The President wrote the following and was published in the newspapers throughout Latin America. Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, Belize, Panama, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Argentina, etc..