Global crisis? A Couple of weeks ago I was talking with my sister in law, who lives in Canada and was spending some days here in Colombia with my brother, and she was telling me that she felt as if there were no crisis in Colombia, watching the positivism of people in the streets, contrary to the general atmosphere that is breathed in Canada and USA.

We are not going to block the sun with a finger, but that's not just one person perception.

Why to retire in Colombia? Here you have 12 reasons to consider living in an a Country that is having one of the most importants recoveries in Latinamerica.

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.

Investors are advised to look at property for sale in Brazil because of the country's strong economy, according to an expert.

James Gonzalez, market analyst at Obelisk Investment Property, says that the country is "stable" under the leadership of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and says the economy is "thriving" as the exports grew by nearly 15 per cent last month and people have the confidence to spend money. The Economic Commission for Latin America also reported that the country's stock market registered a healthy trade surplus of $3,700 billion (£2,456 billion). Mr. Gonzalez has said that this tendency looks set to continue for the rest of the year, which is likely to be good news for Brazilian property investors

Paulo Wrobel, from the commercial section of the Brazilian embassy in London states that South American nation is likely to perform better during the recession than developed countries because the markets are "very robust". Mr. Wrobel asserts that the regulations in place in Brazil are very strict for the last decade or so and the country has not seen the kind of turmoil experienced by other major powers.

He commented: "The construction is growing quite substantially but there was no madness in terms of lending for those without the capacity to pay."

A consensus between analysts in the field of Latin American finances has found that Brazil and Mexico will be the healthiest economies in Latin America in 2009, Property Abroad reports. Property investors in Brazil will also experience a stronger-than-average drop in inflation, the magazine asserts.

Meanwhile, Brazilian property investors could be interested to hear that Mr Meirelles, the president of the Latin American nation's Central Bank predicts the economy will grow at a rate faster than the global forecast of two per cent.

At the Summit of the Americas Presidents discussed energy, security and other issues. Obama offered a new beginning for U.S.-Cuba relations and exchanged greetings with Hugo Chavez.

The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, said today that investment opportunities exist in Latin America and the Caribbean and that they should be taken advantage of, even in today's economic climate.

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..

The Boomers Abroad team is very excited and want to share with all of our visitors, readers, friends and members that we made our first press release toady, April 15, 2009.