With American medical costs spiraling out of reach, many residents are becoming Costa Rica medical tourists, receiving care as good as at home but at a fraction of the price. And, in 2012, a major private hospital, CIMA, located in the country's capitol, is opening a $125,000,000 state of the art hospital in the booming Pacific province of Guanacaste, just minutes from the Liberia International Airport and world-famous Gold Coast beaches. local podiatrist |