| One of the top tourist destinations in Costa Rica | | | | countries around the world. You may be living in |
| is the Nicoya peninsula in the Guanacaste province. | | | | paradise, but the necessities of life are only a |
| The area is known for its world class beaches, | | | | short vehicle ride away. The roads may not be |
| which attract surfers from around the world. | | | | paved in many areas of the Nicoya peninsula, but |
| Eco-tourism is also a growing attraction because | | | | that only adds to the rural atmosphere that many |
| the interior of the peninsula is still undeveloped | | | | people are looking for when they move to Costa |
| and, in places, relatively primitive. Outsiders who | | | | Rica. If you are looking for local produce, |
| visit the Guanacaste region for either of these | | | | traditional handicrafts, or homemade specialties, |
| reasons spend a week or two, maybe a month | | | | then you will find everything you are looking for |
| visiting the area, and don't necessarily care about | | | | on the peninsula, probably easier than you would |
| the amenities available for full time residents. As | | | | find similar local items in most places in the States. |
| an emigre, the amenities available are a major | | | | All the usual services that you would expect to |
| factor in deciding whether or not the Nicoya | | | | find in a moderate sized town in America, Europe, |
| Peninsula is right for you. | | | | or South America are all available on the Nicoya |
| The cities on the Nicoya Peninsula provide all the | | | | Peninsula. Banks, attorneys, hair salons, and almost |
| services that anyone would require to live, or | | | | every other service you may finds necessary is |
| retire, very comfortably in the region. Depending | | | | provided by professionals who live locally. Many |
| on where you ultimately settle, living on the | | | | professionals are native Costa Ricans, but there |
| Nicoya Peninsula is similar to living on the Plains | | | | are also a large number of expatriates from |
| states or Mountain states in America. You can live | | | | around the world who have had the idea that you |
| miles away from big cities or live close to a city, | | | | have had-retire or begin another career in |
| while still living in isolation. There are many cities on | | | | paradise. There are very few professional |
| the peninsula that offer modern facilities, that any | | | | services that aren't represented by someone |
| American city would be proud of having. Modern | | | | who wanted to enjoy life on the Nicoya peninsula |
| medical facilities are available in Liberia, the Capital, | | | | and may be working part-time, or in a completely |
| and Nicoya in the middle of the peninsula. Liberia | | | | different line of work, yet have the expertise to |
| also has an international airport, though many | | | | assist you with any problem you may have. Even |
| visitors and residents travel by ferry across the | | | | smaller towns like Cormona and Jicarel have a |
| Gulf of Nicoya and fly out of San Jose. Either | | | | surprising wide variety of services and shops for |
| way, you are likely to be closer to an airport than | | | | their size. |
| someone who lives in most parts of the Rocky | | | | Even though you may decide to live in a more |
| Mountain or Plains states. | | | | remote part of the Nicoya peninsula or other |
| Grocery stores, hardware stores, clothing stores, | | | | parts of Guanacaste province, you can still be in |
| and other specialty stores are located in major | | | | touch with the rest of the world through the |
| cities, the same as they are in most other | | | | internet. |