Belize Is One Of The Top Retirement Havens Where It’s Easy To Integrate

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Editor from InternationalLiving.com, Steenie Harvey said: “When looking at great retirement destinations overseas, low costs and affordable real estate may be well and good, but you need to feel at home”

Which countries put a check mark on all of these factors and other concerns that our retirees may have? The Global Retirement Index has rated the best places in the world to visit or move to. Here are the top four retirement havens that got a perfect score in the “Fitting in” Category of the InternationalLiving.com’s Index: Ireland, New Zealand, Malta and Belize.

Immigrants have been coming to Belize to live and retire for decades. That means things are “set up” for newcomers. There are social clubs, churches, volunteer organizations…and informal parties, get togethers, and happy hours in communities all over the country. There is a major concentration of retirees in places like Corozal in the far north near the border with Mexico, Ambergris Caye (an island just off the coast on the edge of the MesoAmerican Reef), Placencia (a long peninsula in the middle of the country), and the Cayo District, an inland area known for its mountains, jungle, and farmland. Adventurers have found their paradise in Belize, whether it’s by the beach or inland, and they welcome newcomers with open arms.

Aside from speaking English, the local people in Belize are welcoming to foreign neighbors. They are family-oriented, eager to help, and just plain friendly. Many foreigners report forming close friendships with locals, and they say that’s one of the best ways to fit in to your adopted country.

For The full report on integration in the best retirement havens in the world in 2015 can be read here: Four Great Places to Retire Where It’s Easy to Fit In.