Blog Entries tagged 'costa rica'

Panning for Gold in the Baby Boom

tom@puebloverde.org — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100

"The hunt begins for the foreign retiree"-Headline, La Republica

In mid-February, at the national level, Costa Rica launched a high profile initiative. To the fanfare of articles in national papers, a special government edict, web articles and enthusiastic reverberations through the real estate blogosphere, a plan was unveiled to promote retirement communities for some of the 60 million baby boomers who are starting to sail off into their golden [...]

Costa Rica Declares Baby Boomers To Be A National Priority

tom@puebloverde.org — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100

The President of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias is expected to sign an Executive Decree which will make the attraction of foreign retirees to Costa Rica a National Priority.

By implementing this policy the government can then provide incentives to the baby boomers that want to retire in Costa Rica. The government will also be able to provide incentives and streamline the permitting process for companies that build retirement communities for the Baby Boomer [...]

Who Stopped the Rain?

tom@puebloverde.org — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:00:00 +0100

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening. (Oliver Wendell Holmes)

The truth is that it is not raining much this year in Guanacaste. Depending on your area, perspective or source of data, we may be 80% below last year. Recent national forecasts say we'll get something substantial in September and October. Maybe corn farmers will have b [...]