Posted on 09/15/2011 5:52:49 PM PDT by Former MSM Viewer
Costa Rica sounds awesome. Ecuador sounds exotic. Are they as good as they sound?
If you do not mind missing American football, baseball, super sized menu items, golf, and American entertainment, Costa Rica would be just fine. Make sure you like hot & humid weather, ants, roaches, slugs, snakes and bed bugs.
One comment I hear repeatedly about Ecuador is how inexpensive it is. But it also has a certain charm in the different regions. Weather, views, etc...
They’re most likely the two most stable countries of Central and South America.
You need to know, they’re full of foreigners :/)
Hope you like hot weather!
What kind of firearm carry laws do they have?
I wouldnt mind missing the football and super sized everything. I dont play golf so I dont really care, but dont they have golf there?
I have read about Escazu, west of San Jose...sounds rather nice.
Texas is hot...Austin has had 84 days over 100 this summer.
Quito, Ecuador is quite cool due to the elevation.
Did you live there?
Are you kidding me? Ecuador? LOL
Couple of places in Ecuador that sound nice are Cotacachi and Cuenca...cool weather, UNESCO World Heritage sites in Cuenca....
Sounds nice
Equador has gone to the socialist side. I really liked it when I was there in the early 90’s, but expect it could become a communist hell hole. Also potential for massive earth quakes and volcanic eruptions. I climbed several high-altitude volcanoes that were venting steam.
I have a relative who is married to an Ecuadorean (naturalized U.S. citizen). Their original plans were to retire to Ecuador to live. They are nearing retirement age. But they say the country has changed a lot in the past 10-20 years and now they do not think it’s safe to live there anymore, so they’re staying put.
I’d check Eduador out VERY carefully.
Andean panpipe music is pretty cool, though.
Costa Rica Yes = Nice to visit, don’t live there
Ecuador No = Don’t know enough
Instead of Costa Rica, live in Panama
I hear Belize is nice, too. My parents used to vacation there back in the ‘90s.
Believe it or not, I lived in both places for a time - in the late 70’s and early 80’s. I wish I had dropped every last nickel in Costa Rican property.
Just a guess, but Costa Rica is the place today. But a lot can change in that amount of time.
Thailand~!!!
You can live like a King on $1000 a month, and the people are sweet and nice and hard-working
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