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 wide ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kathleen Peddicord covers moving, living, and investing overseas. Costa Rica is perhaps the world’s best-known foreign retirement ...

Allyson Lindsey, Managing CPA and Partner at Bright!Tax, a leading provider of US expat tax services, provides us with some US tax tips for Americans living in Costa Rica in 2021. Costa Rica is among ...

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); ...

Costa Rica is the ideal place to retire partly because of its warm climate, expat community, and foreign-income tax exemptions. Mountain towns like those in the Central Valley offer retirees cool ...

When planning your trip, it’s easy to focus on all the exciting parts, but knowing the things not to do in Costa Rica is just ...

One of the most common questions we get is, “Do you really need to rent a car in Costa Rica?” In our opinion, there is no one ...

Costa Rica was the first country to make a focused effort to attract American retirees and second home buyers. Costa Rica now competes with dozens of countries that are vying for the attention of ...

According to the editors at International Living -- Latin America, Europe, and Southeast Asia -- were favored in 2021 by U.S. retirees and expats looking for high-quality, good-value living. These ...

A lush 13-acre coffee estate in Costa Rica—including stables, a vineyard and room for a helipad—is on the market and still producing sought-after beans.