"NOYB" wrote in message
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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On 1/10/2007 3:36 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:09:40 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

For around $150,000, you can buy a nice, modern, small house on
acreage in Costa Rica, farm coffee (or lease the land out), and be
within spitting distance of fabulous fishing, and without spending a
fortune on a boat. I have a retired friend down there who did that
three years ago.

What do you do when they decide to kick the gringos out or tax them to
death?



There are no guarantees anywhere. Costa Rica is a stable country, with a
well-educated population, NO standing army on which to waste its
resources, and good social services.

No army? Without the implied protection of the U.S. and others, how long
do you figure it would remain "stable" in that volatile area of the world?

I find it fascinating that a country that borders on two of the region's
most volatile and militaristic countries is able to remain independent
without some military junta coming in and annexing it.



Transportation suxs. The roads are bad, so lots of travel via boats or
airplanes. Makes it hard to an army to attack and hold the land. They do
have a national police force that serves like an army from what I
understand.