International Living has been reporting for decades now about the benefits Panama offers retirees—and over the last several years, our Panama correspondent has taken on the most in-depth research-gathering project International Living has ever mounted on Panama. She's been challenged to dig deep…to round up all her insider intelligence and to assemble all this valuable information in one place… It's a huge project we call Panama 101: Your Blueprint to a High-Quality, Low-Cost Lifestyle.

Costa Rica 101: Where to Go, What to Expect, and Everything You Need to Know to Live Better for Less is your guide to moving to and living in this beautiful Central American country. We’ll go into all the benefits available to you as an expat, as well as highlight the different regions and give you plenty of tips and advice to help you determine if Costa Rica is right for you. 

The joyfulness of Mexico…the laidback lifestyle, reminiscent of a kinder, gentler time in history…and with the modern pleasures and amenities now available and so affordable… All this makes Mexico hard to resist. In Mexico, you can have the life you've been dreaming of. You can have it all…and on a monthly budget of $1,400 to $1,905 or less. And in Mexico 101: Your Blueprint to the ¡Viva México! Lifestyle, we show you exactly how to make it happen…