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South America fits the bill for many expats when it comes to looking for the perfect retirement haven. In many countries in the region, you’ll enjoy a relaxed lifestyle, established expat communities, friendly, welcoming natives, good healthcare, and an ideal climate..
For just over a quarter of a century, International Living has ranked, rated, and named the best retirement destinations in the world. Each year we’ve refined and improved the process, bringing new categories and considerations into play.
As COVID-19 shows some signs of abating countries around the world are lifting restrictions and reopening businesses. We look at 12 countries on our beat and see what measures are being implemented and when.
Several European countries offer the option of obtaining legal residence through investment—often investment in real estate—in the country. These so-called “Golden Visa programs” aim at offering citizens of non-European Union countries a legal (and easy) way to gain residence and access to the EU. Here are the programs in two popular countries...
There is a magical undercurrent that pervades Portugal, a sense of a carefully preserved past. Golden beaches with sparkling clean waters line the western and southern coastlines. Flower-filled meadows stretch toward sloping hills, then rise to mountain bluffs crowned by a 12th-century castle...
Health care in Belize in general is extremely affordable--a few dollars for a visit to a doctor's office and about $15 a day for a hospital stay.
There are a number of ways to become an Ecuadorian resident and the process is fairly straightforward. Although you submit your immigrant-status visa application at the Ecuadorian consulate nearest your former residence, it is, in fact, approved through the Ministry of Foreign Relations, so expect the approval process to take four to eight weeks.
Snagging a world-class marlin, sinking a birdie putt on the 18th hole, or just walking on an untouched beach at sunset, Huatulco (pronounced “wa-tool-coh”) has become a popular resort destination. With many visitors shying away from the larger resorts, this hidden gem...
Crossed by the Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range and the mighty Potosi river winding through the state of Guerrero, lies one of the most important seaports and tourist destinations on the Mexican Pacific coast. Made famous by the forever popular movie “Shawshank Redemption” …welcome to Zihuatanejo...