Online database Numbeo, as of February 2025, shows potentially cheaper costs for the average retiree living in Costa Rica: Restaurants ranging from inexpensive to three-course sit-downs can be up ...

I once lived in a traditional rural Tico house. There are not as many around as there once were, but they remain a cheap and efficient way to build, for a person on a limited budget. My 93-year-old ...

6 Best Places to Retire in Costa Rica for Good Weather, an Affordable Cost of Living, and a Laid-back Lifestyle Patricia Doherty Mon, June 10, 2024 at 12:12 PM UTC ...

Online database Numbeo, as of February 2025, shows potentially cheaper costs for the average retiree living in Costa Rica: Restaurants ranging from inexpensive to three-course sit-downs can be up ...

On the other hand, Costa Rica struggles economically, with 25.5% of its population living in poverty, compared to 18% in the U.S., according to 2024 World Bank data. (Image credit: Drew Limsky ...

As dogs go in Costa Rica, she had a good life. She was spayed, inoculated, well-fed, and the only time she was on any kind of a leash was when walking her through well-traveled areas. And Ginger (her ...

In Costa Rica, pura vida is a way of life. There's a guessable translation – "pure life" or "simple life" – but it's only by visiting the country, with your feet on the ground and your senses ...

The moment Wenji Zhang saw photos of the No Footprint Wood House, in April 2023, she was smitten. The wood-slatted house in the rainforest of southwestern Costa Rica was for sale — and its ...