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...Angeles chiropractor Jim Beverlin, 72, fell in love twice in 1987--first with Costa Rica, which has become his adopted homeland, then with one of its citizens, Sigrid Rocio, who became his wife. Beverlin is not alone in his love of Costa Rica and its people. The spectacular landscape and the embracing warmth of the literate, cosmopolitan populace have captured the hearts of an estimated 50,000 other American retirees who have made this Central American country their home...
...Beverlin's marriage eased his adjustment to his adopted country, since spouses of Costa Ricans are automatically entitled to be residents. For Americans without that advantage, retiring in Costa Rica can be somewhat more complicated. A foreign-born retiree who wants to live in Costa Rica part time can obtain a 90-day visa and renew it by leaving the country for at least 72 hours, then re-entering. For full-time residency, retirees must demonstrate monthly incomes of at least $600 and labor through a pile of paperwork. For a modest fee, the Association of Residents of Costa Rica...
Americans feel at home just about anywhere in Costa Rica, but Beverlin and his bride spent a year searching for the perfect setting for their life together before deciding on the Cariari neighborhood of Belen, a 15-minute drive from both the international airport and the Hospital Mexico medical center, the largest in the Costa Rican capital, San Jose. For $83,000 they bought a four-bedroom, 3 1/2-bath, two-garage house--with a terrace and servants' quarters--surrounded by gardens that bloom year round in the region's springlike climate (average temperature: 72[degrees]F). Nearby is the Cariari...
WESLEY GENE BEVERLIN...
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