What are the best reasons to retire to Nicaragua?

IMost people want to retire at the beach. The beaches of Nicaragua are fantastic and range from wide and sandy to rocky cliffs and bluffs. There are both Nicaraguan beach towns and North American standard gated communities to choose from at the beach. Three of the communities have an operational golf course, operational being the key. Granada, a 500-year-old colonial city, has the largest single collection of expat retirees in Nicaragua.

IMost people want to retire at the beach. The beaches of Nicaragua are fantastic and range from wide and sandy to rocky cliffs and bluffs. There are both Nicaraguan beach towns and North American standard gated communities to choose from at the beach. Three of the communities have an operational golf course, operational being the key. Granada, a 500-year-old colonial city, has the largest single collection of expat retirees in Nicaragua.

The reasons people retire in Nicaragua vary, but the biggest reason for most folks is being able to have a higher quality of life on a lower budget. Even though this sounds paradoxical, it is possible to live betterfor less in Nicaragua. Organic produce grown in Nicaragua and free range meats from the farms is easy to buy and just simply better for you. Having a maid and gardener means no chores, so your free time is really your free time. Being able to volunteer and make a...

The reasons people retire in Nicaragua vary, but the biggest reason for most folks is being able to have a higher quality of life on a lower budget. Even though this sounds paradoxical, it is possible to live betterfor less in Nicaragua. Organic produce grown in Nicaragua and free range meats from the farms is easy to buy and just simply better for you. Having a maid and gardener means no chores, so your free time is really your free time. Being able to volunteer and make a huge difference in the lives of people here, at no monetary cost to you, is a real gift in both directions. Being able to play golf in Nicaragua, on the sea, for $4 per round is unheard of in the US.

The best reason to retire in Nicaragua I would say is to have the opportunity for a better, less stressful, and more grounded lifestyle.

 

In Nicaragua there is the reduced cost of living here and the weather is incredible, just exceptional.

 

If you retire here in Nicaragua, you also get the opportunity to be on title when you purchase land.

The best reason to retire in Nicaragua I would say is to have the opportunity for a better, less stressful, and more grounded lifestyle.

 

In Nicaragua there is the reduced cost of living here and the weather is incredible, just exceptional.

 

If you retire here in Nicaragua, you also get the opportunity to be on title when you purchase land.

• The people are friendly.
• The low cost of living. People can hire easily and get the help that they need.
• Good healthcare. There are lots of good quality hospitals in the city of Managua that are up to international standards. We have expats who use these hospitals. As an example, one expat in Ometepe Island broke his arm and there was no facility there to treat him. He had to be taken to the city of Managua, but there was no ferry out at night. He had to be taken on the first ferry out of Ometepe the following morning. He was already thinking of going back to the US, but after being treated by a very good English-speaking doctor in this modern hospital in Managua, he changed his mind. He said the medical attention given to him was superb, his arm was fixed, and a cast was put nicely on his arm.
• Weather. This is a big surprise to many people because in Managua, every morning when you wake up, you can drink your first coffee with the sunshine on the terrace and you are surrounded by nature. Nicaragua has the best intact nature of any country in Central America. 58% of the Nicaraguan nature capital is intact. All the trees, flowers, and the sun is a wonderful thing to see every day. The warmth of the sun also helps some movement problems and muscle problems that some people may have. The sun is also a great advantage to the coffee producer of Nicaragua because all the Nicaraguan coffee is sun-dried. They don’t use machines to dry the coffee beans. We have more sun hours in the year than in any other place in all of Central America.

The best reasons to move to Nicaragua are for your health and sanity and not to end up ever in an old age home.
 
Moving to Nicaragua was healthier because you don’t worry about your finances, you’re more of a people person than you have ever been, and there are so many ways that you can help people.  We have huge volunteer organizations here and to be able to give is very healthy. You donate your time or some money to some homeless kid in the street that lowers...

The best reasons to move to Nicaragua are for your health and sanity and not to end up ever in an old age home.
 
Moving to Nicaragua was healthier because you don’t worry about your finances, you’re more of a people person than you have ever been, and there are so many ways that you can help people.  We have huge volunteer organizations here and to be able to give is very healthy. You donate your time or some money to some homeless kid in the street that lowers your blood pressure. That’s my experience. 
 
When I buy 5 packs of bubblegum (which costs me $1.20) I pass it out to 25 kids and I get 25 smiles. I get 25 smiles for less than 5 quarters.  They’re so happy over a piece of gum. You try to make an American 12 year old a piece of gum they won’t look at you. 

When you move to Nicaragua, you realize how little you need to survive. You realize you don’t need the 90” flat screen TV.  However, with the Internet, I’m not out of touch. Nicaragua has been good to me.
 
There are just people who are negative; that’s the bottom line. If you don’t know Spanish, it’s a handicap. If you’re not Spanish-speaking at all and you don’t bother going to school to learn or learn on line—there’s many sites where you can learn Spanish—just every day stuff for communication, you won’t be as happy. If you go to the tourist places you have this English everywhere but if you move to the mountains it’s a different lifestyle here.
 
People are so nice here, even though they’re so poor. Today I saw a woman who had flowers.  I stopped my jeep and I said, “Your flowers are so beautiful”.

 

She said “Yes, a friend gave me a gift. And then said, “Would you like to have them?”

 

Now, I was dying for those flowers because you can plant them. 

 

Then one of my workers asked, “Why didn’t you take the flowers?”

 

And I said, “Because it was a gift to her and not to me”. The people are like that. They’ll give, give, give. They’re so poor but they’ll give you what they have. I’ve traveled expensively and these are some of the nicest people in the world. They really are.
 
Relative to how moving to Nicaragua can keep you out of a nursing home, it costs $6,000 a month in some one star places in the US where you wouldn’t want to step in the door. I saw an old friend pass away in an old-age home and I tell you, it’s no fun. I’d rather be in my bed and be surrounded by my Nicaraguans here. I would rather be where I am where I pay my help a hundred dollars per month per person and establish more of a personal relationship and be better taken care of.
 
In the US, I had money that wouldn’t have lasted me 3 years. Instead of staying in the US, I bought a farm and I’m building a hotel in Nicaragua.  I’m doing things that would be impossible to do in the US.

 

(Children in Nicaragua, pictured.)

Besides the obvious advantage of a tropical climate, especially if you are from somewhere colder, Nicaragua is both affordable and safe. And contrary to myths, rumors and outright misinformation, Nicaragua is safer than the USA as far as per capital violent crime is concerned.

 

The Nicaragua government is stable and the economy improving at a reasonable rate. Tourism is the county's vehicle for economic improvement although agriculture is still the number one...

Besides the obvious advantage of a tropical climate, especially if you are from somewhere colder, Nicaragua is both affordable and safe. And contrary to myths, rumors and outright misinformation, Nicaragua is safer than the USA as far as per capital violent crime is concerned.

 

The Nicaragua government is stable and the economy improving at a reasonable rate. Tourism is the county's vehicle for economic improvement although agriculture is still the number one employer and exporter. The government is also foreign investment friendly. Be the investment in a retirement home, vacation home or business, there are government agencies tasked with assisting investors. Incentives to attract retirees and investors are the best in all of the Americas

 

The people of Nicaragua are friendly, for the most part. Jerks exist everywhere and Nicaragua is no exception. But the vast majority of people are friendly, hardworking and devotedly religious. 90% of the country is Roman Catholic.