and Mexico?...were bodies can be found hanging in the city square?....
the whole deal of moving to another country is this:...you are leaving your kids and grandkids, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, parents perhaps, friends , etc....
if one can live without having close contact with your kids or grandkids, then by all means ditch the US and head to Costa Rico.....
And don't forget: Continuing to have to file your U.S. income tax returns even if you never again set foot on American soil.
(Even if you give up your U.S. citizenship, you have to continue filing for another ten years.)
And now you also have to file and pay local income taxes, etc.
Unless you become naturalized in the new country, you will forever be a foreigner, subject to special scrutiny and treatment by local authorities.
Language problems, anyone? Yeah, you can speak enough Spanish to order your meal in a restaurant - but can you plead your case in a Court of Law?
Regards,