May 2011 I want to move to costa rica or possibly panama. I want out of the united states for good. I am looking for somewhere with enough tourism that I can find a job and not have to move back to America. Any suggestions
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May 2011 I want to move to costa rica or possibly panama. I want out of the united states for good. I am looking for somewhere with enough tourism that I can find a job and not have to move back to America. Any suggestions
Costa Rica and Panama are located in Central America, not South America.
I suggest that you start Googling ex-pat forums. The ex-pat forums will have the info you require regarding long-term residency, work visas, job possibilities, etc. - a travel forum like this one is (mostly) useless for those discussions.
Two questions: 1.) What skills do you have? Unless you can bring something to the table then it's always easier/cheaper for an employer to hire a local. 2.) How is your Spanish? Unless it's fairly good you can forget about a decent, high-paying "real" job and you'll have to accept grunt work at best - and that's NOT a good way to live long-term in a foreign country.
Good luck.
Cheers,
Terry
It was Vasco Nuñez de Balboa who became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean in 1513. And it was the thin stretch of land we know as Panama that he crossed to reach it. Panama's geographic location and shape have been strategic elements in its development as a nation: its narrowness prompted the U.S.
From our Travellers guide to Panama
