Kiplinger.com, a Washington DC based publisher of business forecast and personal finance advice has selected Corozal District in Belize as a great place to retire aboard.
According to the article that appeared in Yahoo! Finance, Corozal Belize was selected because it offers retirees beaches and tranquility and big city amenities such as malls and museums just across the border in Chetumal Mexico.

Corozal District in Belize has been selected as one of the best places to retire outside the United States by AARP. AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50 and over to improve the quality of their lives.

So once again, retirement in Belize may not be for everyone, but it certainly is for us. We find it’s easy to stay active and healthy, and it’s affordable enough that we enjoy a great quality of life without the stresses we had up north, but it’s close enough that we have plenty of visits from friends and family. Add in my freezer full of fish and our garden full of fruit and vegies, and you’re looking at a couple of very happy Belize retirees.

As people’s retirement plans have changed the Central American country of Belize is getting welcomed attention in the international media. US News and World Report, AARP, The Boston Herald, as well as Yahoo Finance published an article on how to retire in Belize on $1,500. a month and the response has been overwhelming.

Belize is a beautiful little country. It’s a peaceful, eco-tourist retreat home to more than 540 species of birds, 4,000 species of flowering plants, and 700 kinds of trees. Nearly 40 percent of the country is protected as parkland and natural preserves. Belize boasts the second-largest barrier reef in the world. This incredible underwater resource teems with colorful fish, coral, and unusual marine life, making the waters off this country’s coast a fisherman’s and diver’s paradise.