Living, Retiring, Working and Investing in Costa Rica

Live in Costa Rica
Christopher Howard's Retirement
Relocation Tours

The First logical step
to live or invest in Costa Rica

Christopher Howard's Retirement Relocation Tours

Christopher Howard's
Golden Door Preview

	CR Residency
	Additional methods for residency
	Work permits
	Housing & real estate investment
	Cost of living
	Starting a business
	How to find a lawyer
	Inexpensive health care
	Internet services
	Private mail services
	Entertainment and keeping busy
	Private schools
	Driving in Costa Rica
	Travel to Costa Rica
	Shortcuts for learning Spanish
	Marriage and Fiancee Visas
	Investments

Christopher Howard's
New Forums

New Forums about all aspects of living in Costa Rica?
We have to put our own forum. Although it is new you will benefit immensely by participating. We will try to answer all of your questions fields of real estate, medicine, law, learning the Spanish language, the Internet, communications, moving, banking and more. Visit:
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This tour is approved by the Costa Rican Institute of Tourism
Inland Valley Tour	Central Pacific Beach Tour	Combo Inland and Beach Tour

Our Seminar Programs

First day of Costa Rica Residents Association (ARCR) highly informative all-day seminar featuring:
8:10 Welcome by Robert Miller President of the Association
8:20 Real Estate - Buying, Selling & Renting by Mercedes Castro or Les Nuñez (Remax Reality)
9:00 Questions about real estate
9:20 Costa Rican Laws & Regulations by Lic. José Carter
10:00 Questions about Costa Rican laws
10:30 BREAK FOR COFFEE
10:55 Moving and Customs by Charles Zeller (ABC Mudanzas)
11:35 Questions about Moving and customs
12:05 BREAK FOR LUNCH (included in tour)
1:00 Investing in Costa Rica and Abroad by Alan Weeks Marketing Consultant
1:35 Questions about funds
1:45 Residency by ARCR Legal Residence Advisors
2:10 Questions about residency
2:30 About the Assocition of Residents by Ryan Piercy (manager)
3:00 Questions about the Residents Asociation (ARCR)
3:10 The Move to Costa Rica by Jerry Ledin (ARCR member)
3:30 Questions about moving to Costa Rica
4:00 HAPPY HOUR!

Second day of Costa Rica Residents Association (ARCR) highly informative all-day seminar featuring:
8:10 Welcome by Robert Miller President of the Association
8:20 CCSS Public Health System in Costa Rica by Ryan Piercy (ARCR)
8:40 Questions about the CCSS (Public Health System)
8:50 Health Care Quality by Dr. C. Alpizar (Cima Hospital)
9:20 Questions about health care
9:35 BREAK FOR COFFEE
9:50 INS and Insurance in Costa Rica by Representative from Garrett and Associates
10:20 Questions about insurance
10:30 Internation Health Insurance by Brad Cook (Clínica Bíblica)
10:40 Questions about Insurance
10:50 Learning Spanish by Christopher Howard (Author and Guide)
11:10 Questions about learning Spanish
11:25 Internet and Communication by Tim Lytle
11:45 Questions about internet
12:00 BREAK FOR LUNCH (included in tour)
1:05 Investing from Costa Rica by Silvia Carmona (Popular Valores)
1:20 Questions about services
1:35 Banking by Marietta Herrera (Elca Bank)
2:05 Questions about banking
2:10 Culture of Costa Rica by Eric Liljenstolpe
2:30 Questions about Culture
2:40 Living in Costa Rica by Ryan Piercy (ARCR manager)
3:30 Closing Remarks for the two-day seminar
6:00 Dinner at the world famous Pico Blanco Restaurant with its breath-taking view of San José.

For more information on pricing and availability of these unique tours contact us:

Toll Free Phone (U.S. & Canada): 800-365-2342 or e-mail us at christopher@costaricabooks.com

We received visits since August, 2001