Costa Rica: Best destination to retire

Discover why this Central American paradise is your best choice to relax and enjoy their retirement years.

Hundreds of foreigners have opted for Costa Rica as the best country to retire, a place that welcomes more than two million tourists a year and with a beautiful biodiversity has become the home to many to enjoy their retirement life.

Certainly a large population of retired foreigners comes from the North of the continent, United States and Canada. The proximity and ease of transport and access from these countries to Costa Rica has become an important factor when choosing the Central American country.

Another element that makes Canadians and Americans to live in Costa Rica is access to health. In the United States and Canada the cost for medical services amounts to thousands of dollars for procedures that cost half or less in Costa Rica.

According to the magazine International Living, Costa Rica is one of the 5 countries in the world suitable for enjoying retirement, above regions of removal in the United States. An ideal climate, excellent medical treatment and a lower cost of living are added to the list of reasons for why they choose Costa Rica.

In the month of April will be held in the country the Congress of medical tourism, where participating national and foreign experts that will talk about wellness in Costa Rica and programs communities designed for removal in different regions of the country. The intention is to promote Costa Rica and Latin America as the leading destination in the care of health, welfare and retirement needs.

"Costa Rica has acquired a greater awareness about the potential of the industry of retired to the country in regards to entry of currency, expenditure on health, food, tourism, services. For costs of health care, security, offer housing, tourist attractions, Costa Rica can become the favorite destination of thousands of Americans and Europeans seeking better lives at a better price," said Dr. Jorge Cortes, President of PROMED, organizers of the event.

This is the fourth edition of the International Congress of medical tourism, on this occasion will take place at the hotel Los Sueños Marriott Resort & Marina in Horseshoe, Central Pacific. This promises to propel the region in terms of business development.

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Costa Rica obtained high rankings in websites for travelers

Tourism represents an important income for the economy of the Central American country

Of the Top 10 beaches in Central America according to the web site Trip Advisor, eight of them are located in Costa Rica, including the number 1. Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio at the Central Pacific. One of the best-known beaches in the province of Guanacaste also entered into this list, Playa Samara as number two. In addition Playa Nosara, also in Guanacaste ranked 4th.

Some of the remaining list posts include the beautiful beaches of Santa Teresa in the South of the Nicoya peninsula, Playa Avellanas, Conchal Beach and Playa Hermosa Guanacaste, in addition to Puerto Viejo in the province of Limón.

In addition to Trip Advisor, another significant source for travelers, Lonely Planet has considered to Costa Rica as one of their top destinations and among its best listings.

Thousands of tourists enjoying their holidays in Costa Rica, one of the best options for returning to a country and to see new destinations on it, it is the system of fractional ownership offering Costa Developers.

You can enjoy a luxurious holiday residence, without having to pay for lodging in expensive hotels, every time you visit the country to discover their best corners.

Costa Rica took the position number 1 (of 10) in the best country of the "nature" thanks to its great variety of animals, forests, jungles, volcanoes and other attractions at its immense biodiversity

The country also received praise in the category of "Adventure" that secured the post 2 (of 10) and also the post 10 (10) was destined to meet other travelers.

In the list of 20 targets of Lonely Planet, Costa Rica ranked number 9 position, while Bhutan won the number 1.

Costa Rica is a vacation, visit and incomparable entertainment destination. Web sites powered by tourists who have visited the region are its best letter of introduction. Activities that can be found in the region will give them possibilities to choose from hundreds of beautiful to visit places and adventures that make.

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The construction industry aims to a growth of 11% in Costa Rica

Chamber of Construction of Costa Rica said that for this year it is estimated that the construction of residential and urbanizations will grow by 11%.

 The Costa Rican Chamber of construction recorded growth speculated the country must respond directly to the improvement and acceleration of procedures related to start construction, as well as speculation in the economy’s growth.

The President of the Chamber of Construction, Gonzalo Delgado, has expressed that to achieve growth that is planned, it is necessary to build a long term commitment of the institutions of the State planning to improve the conditions of access to housing.

Delgado also mentioned that it is a requirement that the figures of trusts, pension funds and public works concession are developed so that this takes place. It is also essential for the sector to reduce interest rates and work on the stability of the exchange rate.

The development of the sector in the previous year’s also indicates that last year's growth was 11%, with approximately 570 000 square meters of construction recorded in processes of 2011.

These data recorded by provincial correspond to the following figures in accordance with construction area: Puntarenas showed a growth of 43.6%, Heredia a 25.3%, lemon a 24.9%, Guanacaste 20.8% and San Jose a 6.8%. Alajuela and Cartago provinces showed a decrease of the construction.

Costa Developers properties, are located in the Central Pacific, in the Puntarenas province, according to the figures the province that has seen the greatest growth; this area has become a suitable target for the development of real estate, among other factors by its proximity to the city and its natural beauty.

The Chamber of construction specified that the expansion of residential buildings is a 23.3% and in the sector of commercial developments, have had a rapid expansion with a 1.6% growth. Categories showing negative numbers correspond to industrial buildings and offices.

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Costa Rica hotels are favorites of the region

In a survey conducted by the renowned website Trip Advisor catalogued hotels of Costa Rica as the best in the Central American region in accordance with the opinions of the visitors of this site.

According to Trip Advisor and its awarding of Traveller's choice of the list of the 25 best hotels in the Central American region, 16 are located in Costa Rica.

Website Trip Advisor has an audience of 60 million subscribers a month, and you can get information on all types of places to visit when you are of vacations, all inclusive hotel, conventional hotels, restaurants and other attractions in addition.

The hotel called the number one was the Nayara Hotel in San Carlos (Northern region of the country), followed by La Paloma Lodge in Drake Bay (South Pacific), Arenas del Mar Beachfront and Rainforest (Manuel Antonio, Central Pacific) and the Four Seasons Hotel in Papagayo, Guanacaste.

Coast Developers projects are located in the region of the Central Pacific, zone which also includes one of the most visited tourist sectors and further references on the web site; given the wide range of restaurants and activities that are offered in the region, thousands of visitors have made their observations on hotels, vacation activities and others in the area.

In addition to the hotels in the coastal regions of Costa Rica, were also rated tourist hostels in the greater metropolitan area, as the Hotel Grano de Oro in San José and Villa Blanca Cloud Forest in the area of San Ramón de Alajuela, within the first ten positions.

This survey took into account around 75 million comments from visitors, performed by region in order to obtain best results, polls allow users and people who want to visit or invest in Costa Rica and other countries to have an extensive knowledge of what you can enjoy during your vacation.

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