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WalMart in Mexico? Si!

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Baby boomers and retirees who relocate to Mexico might be happy to learn that they won’t be leaving WalMart entirely behind.
In Mexico, they can shop at WalMex!
Wal-Mart operates nearly 893 retail outlets in Mexico, including restaurants and supermarkets. Its stores and restaurants operate under the names Superama, Suburbia, VIPS, Sam’s Club and Bodega […]

Costa Rica: Where Else Can You Have A Nice Lunch For $3.00?

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

The roads in Costa Rica might not be all that great yet, but the quality level of almost everything you’ll find along those roads is really, really high. The average hotel or restaurant here is very inexpensive compared to comparable hotels or restaurant in the States. Try to imagine a double room in […]

Living in Belize, Pt. 3

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

More day-by-day living in Belize from Mr. John Madeira:
“Friday morning (11/10) was beautiful. We decided to go to Spanish Lookout. Spanish Lookout is about fifteen miles west of Belmopan on the way to San Ignacio and Guatemala. It is a town that has markets, hardware stores, lumber yards, a restaurant, service stations, etc. If we […]

Living in Belize, Pt. 2

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

John Madeira continues to tell us what life is actually like in Belize:
“As I write this, I am looking out my living room window. Two contractors are building a thirty inch high concrete wall around the elevated deck of our house. The main living area of our house is twelve foot above the ground. A […]

Top Ten Reasons For Retiring To Costa Rica

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

From Rosemary Rein at Retreats Costa Rica comes this very informative essay about why she and her family moved to Costa Rica and love it. She has very wittily put her opinions in Top Ten form, and here is her post:
“As residents of Costa Rica for 10 years, we are often asked the reason […]

Larimar: The Gem of the Dominican Republic

Monday, July 16th, 2007

While you are in the Dominican Republic, or anywhere in Central America for that matter, you will notice that many of the women, and the men, too, are wearing jewelry or hair ornaments or carrying keychains, etc, made of a beautiful blue stone that you have probably not seen before.
You may think at first that […]

Why Would You Want To Retire To Belize?

Friday, June 29th, 2007

There are many reasons that so many people are choosing Belize as their retirement destination. Besides the sheer beauty of Belize, with its mountains and jungles and breathtakingly beautiful beaches, besides the friendliness of the Belize citizens, besides the shops, and the hospitals, and the superb health care for unbelievable prices, besides the pyramids […]

Some Good Reasons To Choose Panama As Your Retirement Destination

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Why choose Panama as your retirement destination? There are so many good reasons; it would be impossible to list them all! Here are just a few, to begin with:
Almost everyone in Panama speaks English. English is Panama’s second language.
The official currency of Panama is the Balboa, but your American dollar is accepted […]

Costa Rica Has Wal Mart!

Monday, June 25th, 2007

If you are worried that there might not be the kind of shopping in Costa Rica that you are used to here in the States, you don’t need to worry about that any more. Not only will you be able to buy fantastic local foods and merchandise, you will also be able to shop […]

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