Costa Rica´s objective is to achieve that 10,000 retirees  with high purchasing power choose to relocate in the country over the next few years, and by doing so, generate a revenue of U$340 million annually to Costa Rican Economy. This amount´s split would be: house renting, food, medicine and recreation, but also for the wages [...]

This week we have two great news:
Costa Rica Relocation has joined CINDE´s list of the selected Service Providers. For many years, CINDE (The Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency) has been successfully promoted Costa Rica abroad to attract foreign investment. As of February 4, 2010, COSTA RICA RELOCATION is part of CINDE´s Service Providers, which is [...]

As years go by, the Relocation business becomes more and more important for companies who are seeking to establish operations in Costa Rica, and also for those that have been here for a while. Amongst the most common services that the multi-national companies require we can find: search for home, migration formalities, moving, medical care, [...]

Last Tuesday, President Oscar Arias Sánchez; the Minister of foreign trade, Marco Vinicio Ruiz and the Minister of finance, Jenny Phillips signed the Act to reform the system of Free Trade Zones. Minister Marco Vinicio Ruiz described the legislative discussion preceding the adoption of the reform as “serious and [...]

As a child, I was taught that there were two kinds of people in the world: rich people and poor people.  The first full of luxury and opulence, while the latter surrounded by hunger and misery.  However, as I grew up I couldn’t understand why those who had everything [...]

Ever wondered what your odds are in terms of living and/or working abroad? There are many people throughout the world who seek to relocate either permanently or for a temporary period, but when it comes to getting the first step, most of them are discouraged as their applications are [...]

Nowadays, people are more aware about their appearance than they were two decades ago. The beauty standards have significantly risen since the days in which beauty pageants and fashion weeks defined the beauty standards. Both globalization and the internet have contributed to provide a beauty standard to [...]

“An image is worth more than a thousand words”. This old saying full of wisdom has been passed from one generation to another for centuries, nonetheless, it was up until 1825 until we were able to portray an image, and since then, many breakthroughs and methods have come and [...]

San José Ranks amongst the best cities to invest Worldwide Global Services Media, a worldwide consulting firm that focuses on outsourcing and technology, has recently qualified San José, Costa Rica, as one of the most recommended cities to open an outsourcing business. The Costa Rican capital has escalated seven spots compared to the 2008 ranking, [...]

Foreign investment in Costa Rica reached a historic figure: 2,021 million dollars in 2008, which represents an increase of 7% versus 2007 in which the country accumulated 1,896 million. During 2008, the Foreign Direct Investment placed Costa Rica as the second-best place to invest in Latin America just [...]