Living and Investing in Panama

by Chris Howard

Ist edition 2004 by Christopher Howard. In this one of a kind book,is everything you need to know to live, retire and make money in Central Americas most overlooked country. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 188123312X
• ISBN13: 9781881233121
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Costa Rica Books
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good basic info, a little light on substance, lots of typos

Overall, I liked this book, so let me get the bad out of the way. 1. First, the typos were plentiful, and though they usually did not affect the substance, I did sometimes worry. For instance, the author had previously written a book on living in Costa Rica (where the author, I believe, lives). Apparently the author took the same format from his previous book and cut and pasted some of the same info. For example, in the table of contents, the first Chapter is supposed to be "Panama's Land, History and People." Instead, it reads, "Costa Rica's Land, History and People." Believe it or not, this is not the only place where the name "Costa Rica" was inadvertently left in the place of Panama. 2. Second, as is the case with a lot of living abroad books I've read, the author tends to give you lots of things to consider, without always providing hard data. For example, a very small portion of the book (11 pages) is devoted to real estate, even though I believe that for most people interested in living in Panama, this would be one of the foremost considerations. Overall, the book was good, and provided me lots of basic info for my first inquiry into living abroad in Panama. It provided lots of addresses, websites, and contacts containing further information. For someone just becoming interested in the idea of living abroad--or in Panama, I'd recommend it.

THE BEST PANAMA RETIREMENT GUIDE!

WOW! Panama has so much to offer to the potential retiree and this book is the grand roadmap to that little slice of tropical paradise. As always, Christpher Howard has done his homework and organized it in a very user friendly way. If you are thinking of exploring Panama as a retirement or investment option, you need this book now as it will pay for itself many times over.

A Huge Help!

Read the book, visited the country and plan to move there soon. While in Panama I found everything I read in the book to be true. I consider this guide to be an excellent buy. Thank you Mr. Howard for writng such a great guide.

A] Great Help!

Buy this guide if you want to live or invest here. I did and it changed my life. It has virtually everything you need to know about making the move. This book made it easy.

It's About Time Someone Wrote a Book Like This for Panama

Similar books have been written about neighboring countries but this is the first long-awaited guide on the subject. Mr. Howard's handy book is a valuable tool for anyone considering living, retiring or investing in Panama. It provides a tremendous amount of information on virtually every aspect of living in Panama and is very easy to read. It allows you to understand all the nuances of the country and truly see what living there is like. Anyone who reads this book should have more knowledge that many current residents. I've been here 7 years and have learned a few new things I didn't know. I won't hesitate to recommend it to anyone who wants to move here. The book is a logical first step to making the move. I would like to meet Mr. Howard to congratulate him on this masterpiece. I shouldn't expect less from Mr. Howard since he has worked for National Geographic, has lived in Central America for over 20 years and authored 5 other bestselling guidebooks about the area. I have read all of his other books and consider this one the best first edition of any of the guides he has written.