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The Top 5 Panama Mountain Towns for Expats
A tourist friendly country with pristine beaches, majestic mountain views, and an affordable cost of living, Panama has so much to offer expats, including the mountain towns of Volcan, Cerro Punto, Boquete, El Valle, and Santa Fe.
While each of these towns has spectacular views, year round spring-like weather, and expat friendly communities, they each have something special that makes them unique.
Read the entire article @ https://vivatropical.com/panama/best-panama-mountain-towns-for-expats/
While each of these towns has spectacular views, year round spring-like weather, and expat friendly communities, they each have something special that makes them unique.
Read the entire article @ https://vivatropical.com/panama/best-panama-mountain-towns-for-expats/
Healthy, Low-Cost Living in Boquete, Panama
Boquete, in Panama’s Chiriquí province, is known for its expat community. Rated by the AARP as one of the world’s best retirement destinations, Boquete blipped onto the expat radar around 2001 when International Living first started writing about it. Its artsy social scene has been growing ever since.
I first visited this highland town in 1998 with my family. Though you can fly an hour to the Chiriquí capital of David (then take a 45-minute bus ride to Boquete), we drove the six hours from Panama City so we could enjoy the scenery and stop to buy plants and strawberries along the way. We were there for a retreat, and the event planners couldn’t have chosen a more idyllic location.
The village was one delightful cottage after another… Swiss-style cabins with magenta and coral bougainvillea spilling over their walls. No wonder Boquete is known as Panama’s flower capital.
Read the entire article @ http://internationalliving.com/2013/02/healthy-low-cost-living-in-boquete-panama/#
I first visited this highland town in 1998 with my family. Though you can fly an hour to the Chiriquí capital of David (then take a 45-minute bus ride to Boquete), we drove the six hours from Panama City so we could enjoy the scenery and stop to buy plants and strawberries along the way. We were there for a retreat, and the event planners couldn’t have chosen a more idyllic location.
The village was one delightful cottage after another… Swiss-style cabins with magenta and coral bougainvillea spilling over their walls. No wonder Boquete is known as Panama’s flower capital.
Read the entire article @ http://internationalliving.com/2013/02/healthy-low-cost-living-in-boquete-panama/#
5 Great Places to Retire to Eternal Spring
Boquete is one of the two most established communities of foreign retirees in Latin America (the other is in Ajijic, Mexico). While down at sea level this country is hot and steamy, the climate in this mountain valley town is cool, even chilly. Some homes in this part of this country come with fireplaces. As Boquete has long been recognized as a top retire overseas choice, many private communities have been developed here specifically for the foreign retiree, meaning you have good turn-key options for enjoying a life that could well resemble the one you left behind “back home.” You could easily retire here speaking not a word of Spanish, and Panama uses the U.S. dollar as its currency, meaning no currency exchange risk.
To read the entire article: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/On-Retirement/2013/02/11/5-great-places-to-retire-to-eternal-spring
To read the entire article: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/On-Retirement/2013/02/11/5-great-places-to-retire-to-eternal-spring
New Report from InternationalLiving.com Reveals Smart Places to Buy Property Overseas in 2013
“High-grade real estate is available at rock-bottom prices when you’re willing to look overseas,” explained InternationalLiving.com’s Dan Prescher. “And if you are interested in buying abroad, then these are the places to start your search.”
Cerro Azul, an hour from Panama City, was also recommended by InternationalLiving.com’s on-the-ground experts.
They identified a Swiss-style, four-bedroom, two-bathroom house in the picturesque hill town on the market for $115,000. It included a half-acre of land inside a gated development with security, a social area, and a pool.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/New-Report-from-InternationalLiving-com-Reveals-4202919.php#ixzz2KhOin9y5
Cerro Azul, an hour from Panama City, was also recommended by InternationalLiving.com’s on-the-ground experts.
They identified a Swiss-style, four-bedroom, two-bathroom house in the picturesque hill town on the market for $115,000. It included a half-acre of land inside a gated development with security, a social area, and a pool.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/New-Report-from-InternationalLiving-com-Reveals-4202919.php#ixzz2KhOin9y5