As we get older, we start to ask ourselves where we dream of spending the rest of our lives, where the best place to retire is, and where can we have a real adventure overseas…
There is a nearly perfect place that most people don’t know about. It’s so close to home, you could be there and back in the time it takes to watch Scorsese’s new movie, “The Irishman.”
Belize is a tiny, beautiful, and strangely secret country nestled below Mexico on the turquoise Caribbean seaboard.
It’s English-speaking, has subtropical weather year-round, and is situated at the confluence of the Yucatan, Caribbean, and
Central American cultures…
Belize has it all. It’s blessed with natural wonders, like warm waters, the Mesoamerican barrier reef, jungles teeming with
fauna, and the spectacular Blue Hole—a 407-foot-deep cenote off the Belize coast that is a scuba divers’ mecca.
The cost of living here is lower than the States: It’s possible to live a fulfilling life for as little as US$1,200 per month, or
you can live a life of luxury for less than most other Caribbean nations will cost.
Average year-round temperatures are in the mid-80s, and when it does rain here, it’s mostly warm showers. On top of all this, Belize is a tax haven, and just a stone’s throw from the States…
Yet many can’t find this little jewel of a country on a map. It doesn’t make international news headlines; it just ranks in publications as one of the best places in the world to retire overseas.
In November 2019, Forbes listed Corozal third in a report of the 20 best places to retire in 2020, and tourism and expat
retirement living continues to thrive across Belize.
With a tiny population, everywhere in Belize has a small town feel. Strangers smile and say good morning, happy to stop and
chat when they pass each other on the street.
Belize has little history of political unrest. Since independence, only once has a demonstration gotten out of hand. It’s one of the most stable countries in the region, politically and economically…
