Your Costa Rica Expat Retirement and Escape Guide: The Tell-It-Like-It-Is Guide To Relocate Escape & Start Over in Costa Rica

By Claude Acero

This new and extended guide will answer you all the questions before relocating to Costa Rica and will let you discover the country of "La pura vida" at your own pace before you even get there. This guide will help you: Get all the essential up-to-date trends, personal stories from expatriates, an insight of the mentality of the "Tico", profound immigration information, business ideas for Costa Rica, real estate knowledge, from importing products to healthcare, basically all the essential information you need to start over in Costa Rica. Furthermore, you get a deeper understanding of the culture and local business manners, a grasp for the lay of the land and nevertheless, in-depth information for "evaders", who have to stay anonymous under the radar and considering Costa Rica as their new home country.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Publishdrive
• Release date: Oct 25, 2018

Claude Acero

Claude Acero is a so-called 'expat'; his extensive experience in different hemispheres, especially in Latin America and Asia, extends far back to the end of the 90's; Claude is an author of many expat guide books; with actionable advice, he guides expatriates, entrepreneurs and perpetual travelers with ideas and strategies they can easily implement into their own lives to watch their own adventure unfold!

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Your Costa Rica Expat Retirement

and Escape Guide

The Tell-It-Like-It-Is Guide

To Relocate, Escape & Start Over in Costa Rica

2018 Edition

Claude Acero

COPYRIGHT © 2018 by Claude Acero  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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Disclaimer: The author of this book is not liable for the actions of any reader of this book; all the information is of the author's personal opinion.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Foreword

Personal Experiences

The Lay of the Land, Culture & Tico Mentality

Climate, Population and Demographics

Transportation

Visas and Immigration 2016 

The Application Process

The Economy & Structure of the Economy

Imports &Trade Agreements

Future & Business Trends

Recent Developments & Taxes

Buying Property and Land 

Title Transfers

Suitable Business Ideas for Costa Rica 2016

The Rules for Importing Products

Justice in Costa Rica

Extradition in Costa Rica

Fugitives & Escapists Paradise Costa Rica?

International Healthcare

Useful Links

Introduction & About Me

My name is Claude Acero and I would like to extend a warm greeting to you all. I have been an expat for so long that sometimes I actually wonder where I am originally from. My hometown - if I still have one - is probably Stockton, but I have moved around quite a bit since the mid 90’s.

After spending over four years in San José and one in the Jaco area, I am now more sort of a modern drifter peddling between Costa Rica, Nicaragua and sometimes Miami. I have been involved in all sorts of businesses, mainly importing, but frankly I consider myself more an artist than a traditional entrepreneur.

This book is not written as a competition to all the travel and retirement books about Costa Rica that are currently on the market; rather, the content of this book is focused on relocation and key aspects of international living in Costa Rica. The idea of this information is to make a new untraditional lifestyle in one of the most diverse countries in Central America more self-supporting. I also would like help those who are considering doing business in a new homeland in their decision about their future center of life. I also hope that this guide will motivate readers to pursue their dreams and happiness abroad. I’d like to thank the readers for their time and interests, and wish future expatriates the best of luck in all their endeavors!

Personal Stories & Experiences   

Marc the French Entrepreneur

Marc, a young guy from