Anyone who has lived here more than a few months is well aware of the myriad problems present in 21st century Costa Rica: Violent crime (our murder rate per capita is not far behind that of Chicago); ...

You’ve done it. You successfully left behind the traditional life that you were most likely going to live. Instead of getting the job, signing up for the mortgage, and settling into your old ...

There are so many reasons to retire in Costa Rica. Chief among them is that life is easy in the tropical land of “pura vida” — and so is making the decision to relocate to this small Central American ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kema C. Ward When Kema Ward-Hopper and her then-fiance Nicholas Hopper, both from the US, decided to get married in Costa Rica, ...

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Americans are increasingly moving abroad. From Portugal to Japan, these countries host some of the fastest-growing U.S. expat ...

(CNN) — When Kema Ward-Hopper and her then-fiance Nicholas Hopper, both from the US, decided to get married in Costa Rica, they had no idea that they’d end up relocating there a few years later. But a ...