Christopher Howard's Books on Retiring and Living in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, And Driving Through Mexico & Central America

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The Golden Door is ONLY guide updated every year!

This comprehensive guide covers all aspects of living, retiring and investing in Costa Rica. It should be read by anyone, regardless of age, thinking of living full or part-time in one of the world's most beautiful and affordable tropical paradises.

The Golden Door to Retirement and Living in Costa Rica offers thousands of tips and insider information plus the ins and outs and dos and don'ts, guiding the reader step-by-step on how to live inexpensively without sacrificing your quality of life; where to live in Costa Rica; how to find companionship and make friends; activities to keep busy; the best investments in Costa Rica; how to learn Spanish the easy way; starting a business in Costa Rica; finding work; inexpensive medical care; how to locate and purchase a home and so much more.

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This popular book has helped 1000s of people master the basics of using Spanish in real life situation!

Anyone who seriously plans to live or retire in Costa Rica should know Spanish — the more the better. Frankly, you will be disadvantaged, handicapped and be considered a foreigner to some degree without Spanish. Part of the fun of living in another country is communicating with the local people, making new friends and enjoying the culture.

Most English speakers who come to Costa Rica will find it hard to understand and communicate with the locals. Even people with knowledge of the Spanish language have a difficult time with the local slang. Like English, Spanish has become very idiomatic. Everyday conversations are filled with local jargon called, tiquismos.

This guide will help you decipher most of the local idioms and enable you to communicate on a basic lever.

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This book helps you take advantage of the opportunities Nicaragua has to offer. It gives investment ideas, advise for starting a business, tips for buying property, tax savings for foreign residents and much more.

The Living and Investing in Nicaragua is a guidebook on everything you'll need to know about moving to Nicaragua. As stated, Nicaragua currently has an excellent real estate market and has much lower prices than Panama. In addition to low prices, it also has some excellent real estate, pristine beaches, ranches, colonial buildings and numerous islands that are for sale at bargain basement prices.

This book covers everything you want to know; investing, residency, entertainment, real estate, travel, medical facilities, business opportunities, meeting people, history, future prospects, tour, retirement information and much more.

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A guide to inexpensive living, retirement and making money in Central America’s most overlooked country.

The 2004-2006 1st edition of the one-of-a-kind "Living and Investing in Panama." offers invaluable assistance to anyone looking for a safe, affordable place to live outside of the United States.

This useful guidebook contains all the ins and outs and dos and don'ts and much more indispensable secret insider information about all areas of living and retiring in Panama. It guides you step by step and shows how to live on a budget; 100s of sure-fire tips, valuable contacts business resources; how to stay busy and happy; the best places to live in Panama; how to acquire residency; time proven shortcuts for learning Spanish; how take advantage of the many tax savings for foreign residents, how to make the break from the rat race and start a new exciting life; and even how and where to find quality people for companionship.

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A Complete Guide for Do-It-Yourself Planning and Driving Through Mexico and Central America.

The purpose of this guidebook is to assist those wishing to drive through Mexico and into Central America. The United States was a sleeping giant in the 19th century. The railroads that were built across the country were instrumental in its development. Mexico and Central America are being awakened from their slumber by the building of the Pan American Highway.

This guidebook is designed to offer the experiences and information that, hopefully, will assist the reader in preparing for and driving over the routes covered.

It is strongly recommended that the reader contact hotels and consulates before travelling to see if there have been any significant changes in the data we have provided in this book.

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A Guide to Inexpensive Living and Making Money in the Caribbeans Most Beautiful Tropical Paradise.

Some of the topics covered:
- What the future holds for Cuba
- How to choose where to live
- Valuable information about investing and starting a business
- Secrets for success in Cuba
- How to keep busy and happy
- Where to meet people and find love and romance
- Tax saving for foreign residents
- Proven shortcuts for learning Cuban Spanish
- Hundreds of tips for everyone including baby boomers, retirees and entrepreneurs
- Plus loads of insider information and all the ins and outs, dos and don'ts, of living and investing in Cuba