1) The weather. NASA says CR has the best weather of any country in the world, however there are great variances in weather over the country. We examined various places in CR to find what we thought was the most perfect weather in the country. We ruled out the coasts as they are too hot, requiring air-conditioning most of the year. We ruled out the very high elevations due to cold/rainy conditions. The city of Turrialba is in a valley and is too hot much of the year but the lower mountains above Turrialba are perfect. The all time record high for here is 85F. However, were we live when it gets around 80F we get a strong cooling breeze. We never need heat or air conditioning. In the 7 years we have lived here the only times we have had bad weather has been a week or so in Oct/Nov when will be cloudy with light rain. Also, as you know CR is immune from Hurricanes.
2) Tranquil life of a farming community. We wanted all of the benefits of living in a large city but none of the liabilities. We have high speed internet, good grocery markets, open air fruit and vegetable markets, but no traffic congestion or air pollution from too many vehicles.
3) Location. We are also perfectly positioned in the middle of the country and can be to the Caribbean Coast in 3-4 hours and the Pacific in 5 hours. We are a 1.5 hours from San Jose by car or bus. We have excellent Directo Bus from Turrialba to San Jose that costs less than $6 round trip.
4) Health Care. We have the William Allen Hospital in Turrialba about 15 minutes from the property. CATIE has donated land for the construction of a new public hospital with projected completion date of 2 years. This hospital will be located about 10 minutes from the property. We also have an excellent private clinic in Turrialba and can highly recommend a physician there who was trained in London. Our pharmacist in Turrialba also speaks perfect English and is always available for minor emergencies 7 days a week.
5) Water. We have abundant municipal water which is unmetered. Just to be safe, we installed state of the art water purification and filtration systems consisting of reverses osmosis, UV light and ceramic filters.
6) CATIE. CATIE is the premiere tropical agricultural research institution in Latin America. Scholars from the world over come here to complete their doctor’s degrees and are involved in tropical agricultural research. The CATIE contributes much to the community and hosts and annual International Fair, and has one of the finest English language schools in Costa Rica. They also have a kindergarten through high school program in Spanish/English that is a world class educational facility.
7) Fine dining & hotels. We have some excellent resturantes & hotels in the area. Hotel Casa Turrie is about 10 minutes from the property and has a Swiss Chef. This 5 star hotel and restaurant is as good as it gets anywhere in the world. We also have Hotel TurrialTico with a fine restaurant and Angustura is only a few minutes from the property.
8) Neighbors. Our neighbors are our friends. We could not ask for better neighbors. They are constantly looking out for us and grateful that we moved to their community.
9) La Suiza. The small town of La Suiza is only a few minutes from the property and has an excellent bakery, 2 grocery stores and most of your basic needs.
The town of Turrialba is surrounded by beautiful mountains, volcanoes, and large tracks of land that run as far as the eye can see leaving you a horizon day after day of marvelous sunsets.
Turrialba still has the small town feeling and many people call it the port without a sea because of its relax vibe, astonishing scenery, and pura vida feeling. It is a town that is home to some of Costa Rica’s most miraculous natural wonders with the Turrialba Volcano, Tapanti National Park, and the world famous Pacuare River. Travel to Turrialba on a Saturday or Sunday and you will see the true meaning of family time. All of the crystal clear nearby rivers are visited by families enjoying a day in the sun and fun. It is a Costa Rica that many foreigners imagine when they visit. It is also home to some great country style restaurants and a few very small but high end boutique hotels for those of you that like a bit of luxury and gourmet meal every now and then.
The town of Turrialba is located just 2 hours east of the capital city of San Jose. There’s not much need to leave Turrialba now because of the larger super markets and everyday amenities that can be found in the center of town. The Municipal office has plans of building a new hospital in the coming years as it prepares for a more developed future of Turrialba.
Turrialba is the area of Costa Rica where you see no barb-wire. It is the area of Costa Rica where you leave your house door open and rarely worry about petty theft. It is also a part of Costa Rica that can allow the investor to purchase large tracks of land that have been used for agriculture or even more have been untouched primary rainforest for as many years as our simple human minds can imagine.
A visit to Turrialba will leave your mind and body in a state of peace and the feeling to never want to leave. The chance to purchase large pieces of land that you might not be able to afford in other parts of Costa Rica is appealing. You can have a house on many acres, close to town, and still plenty of primary rainforest. The idea of owning primary rainforest in Costa Rica is not only bragging rights for your urban friends to hear but it is also a business as the government of Costa Rica is now offering yearly payments to landowners of untouched rainforest. This idea of preserving land is a business that our planet can not afford to give up. and countries all over the world will be staying committed to projects like this becoming more of the norm as Costa Rica is setting the path for conservation and a better future for our children and grandchildren.
United Country Properties in Costa Rica is a proud sponsor of the 2nd Annual SASY! Charity Golf Tournament to be held this Friday, May 4, 2012 at Valle del Sol in Santa Ana. United Country believes in giving back to the community by supporting local charities like SASY. SASY is a non-profit volunteer group dedicated to the prevention of animal abuse which funds nationwide spay/neuter campaigns.
The event will kick off with a Continental Breakfast beginning at 6:30 AM, followed by a shotgun start for golfers at 7:00 AM. After the tournament there will be an awards luncheon with recognition for the winners, micro-brewed beer, and loads of fabulous prizes. United Country will have a tent set up at the18th hole, where we will be promoting our excellent golf properties in Valle del Sol, as well as other premier homes for sale all over Costa Rica.
Field is limited to 108 golfers and limited spots for golfers are still available. (Call Marjan 2203-1803 if you are interested in signing up). Just a few of the prizes available for participants:
Round-trip United Airlines tickets
Salon 202 spa packages
Golf Rounds from Hacienda Pinilla, Cariari, and Valle del Sol
Restaurant gift certificates from Product C, Cowtown, Maya Lounge, and more!
Hotel gift certificates from Hotel Indigo, Los Suenos, Pura Vida Hotel, CocoMar Beach Resort and more!
Massage from Karen Medicina Integral & Estètica
and much more!
The tournament always attracts a great group of friends and competitors and United Country Properties in Costa Rica is thrilled to support SASY! and its mission to end animal suffering. Stop by the 18th Hole to meet the Properties in Costa Rica team!
This year, a few hundred thousand intrepid American travellers will head to places like Thailand and Costa Rica, in search of something that they can’t find in the United States. They won’t be looking for Mayan ruins or ancient Buddhist temples, but something a bit more practical: affordable medical care. These medical tourists will be getting root canals, knee surgeries, and hip replacements at foreign hospitals. If health-care costs in the U.S. keep rising—and especially if Obamacare is overturned by the Supreme Court—more of us may soon be joining them.
For decades, wealthy people from developing countries have come here for care, but these days medical tourists travel all over the world. And while it’s hard to disentangle the stats from the hype—a number of countries portray themselves as favored destinations—it’s clear that millions of people are now doing this. The Bumrungrad hospital, in Bangkok, treats four hundred thousand foreign patients annually. Malaysia had almost six hundred thousand medical tourists last year. And South Korea had more than a hundred thousand, nearly a third of them American.
For Americans, the attraction is obvious: medical care is a lot cheaper abroad. At CIMA Hospital, in Costa Rica, for instance, hip-replacement surgery costs around fifteen thousand dollars, roughly a sixth of the average here. So far, though, various factors have kept a lid on demand. Logistics can be challenging, and insurance companies have been leery about reimbursements for care overseas: they already get big discounts with U.S. hospitals, and they risk a public-relations disaster anytime something goes wrong abroad. Above all, patients have been wary. We trust the quality of foreign-made televisions and cars, but we haven’t taken that leap when it comes to foreign doctors. People worry about the lack of legal recourse, and the sheer unfamiliarity of medical tourism makes people hesitant to try it. A few years ago, the grocery-store chain Hannaford set up a partnership for the benefit of its employees with a well-accredited Singaporean hospital. Singapore is one of the most prosperous countries in the world, but medical care there is still significantly cheaper than in the U.S., so the arrangement looked like a model for how medical tourism might work. But none of Hannaford’s workers were interested in going to Singapore.
There are a host of forces that could change this. The quality of medical facilities in developing countries has risen dramatically, and the private hospitals that cater to tourists often feature technologies similar to those in American hospitals. (This has its problematic side: many of these high-end hospitals are in countries where citizens struggle to get basic care.) Furthermore, new companies are making treatment abroad easier and more attractive. Blue Cross/Blue Shield has started a company called Companion Global Healthcare, which connects patients with hospitals around the world. Political events could also quickly make medical tourism considerably more attractive. If Obamacare is overturned, forty million Americans without insurance will stay that way. If Medicaid and Medicare are cut sharply, the cost of American health care will eventually become prohibitive to many senior citizens. And if health-care costs keep soaring fewer employers will offer health insurance. That doesn’t mean that Americans are soon going to jet halfway around the world for an ingrown toenail, but it’s easy to envisage regional systems becoming common, with Americans heading to places like Costa Rica and Mexico, and Western Europeans going to places like Hungary and Turkey.
If more Americans sought care abroad, it wouldn’t just save them money; it could also help control medical costs at home. Medical tourism can be considered a kind of import: instead of the product coming to the consumer, as it does with cars or sneakers, the consumer is going to the product. More medical tourism would increase free trade in medical services, something there has not been much of in the past. The U.S. has been religious about breaking down barriers to free trade, especially in manufacturing and service industries, exposing ordinary workers to foreign competition. But health care has been insulated from the forces of globalization. This has been great for hospitals and doctors, but less good for consumers. It’s one reason that the cost of health care has risen so much faster than that of almost everything else.
It has been generally assumed that medicine is inherently a local business. But that would change if we allowed Medicare and Medicaid funds to be spent in foreign hospitals, or if insurers cut consumers in on the savings from treatment abroad. And if domestic hospitals actually had to compete with places like Bumrungrad or CIMA, the way American car companies have to compete with Toyota and Honda, they might be forced to become more efficient. Even an increase in domestic medical tourism—people journeying to lower-cost U.S. hospitals, like the Cleveland Clinic—would help. There are other ways to bring free trade to medicine, too. As the economist Dean Baker has argued, making it easier for foreign doctors who met standardized requirements to practice in the U.S. would hold down costs and improve service. In addition to exporting patients, we could import doctors. Politically speaking, of course, this all seems improbable, because the medical industry is a powerful lobby and uninterested in competition. But the reality is that, unless we find some other way to rein in health-care costs, the logic of free trade in medicine is going to become harder to resist. ♦
The western suburb of Ciudad Colon is fast becoming the new hot spot in the Central Valley of Costa Rica. In Colon, you can enjoy a relaxed lifestyle surrounded by nature, yet still be only 15 minutes from all services and amenities, including Multiplaza Mall, The Forum office park, and Hospital CIMA. Ciudad Colon is a quiet country town where residents can walk to the weekly farmer’s market, skateboard or enjoy a game of volleyball the newly remodeled park in the town’s center, or jog or bike on the winding road that leads to the U.N.-sponsored Universidad Para La Paz in El Rodeo. In Colon, it’s easy to take a step back from the hustle and bustle of life and enjoy ”comida tipica” at local restaurants like Sabor a Pueblo or Zompopas, birdwatch from your back porch, or go for a weekend trail ride at one of several local riding facilities. Ciudad Colon also is home to several annual festivals, including the ever-popular Gran Tope (parade of horses).
Ciudad Colon is located only a few kilometers from the Caldera Highway, allowing residents to make the 1.5 trip to the beach with ease. Colon also benefits from its location alongside the impressive Virilla Canyon, which provides spectacular views and an abundance of wildlife. Fresh breezes from the canyon keep the weather in Colon pleasant year-round and make it an ideal location to relax and enjoy time outdoors. For families with school age children, Colon is an excellent choice, because private schools such as Country Day, Colegio Blue Valley, St. Jude’s and the Panamerican School are all within easy travel distance and offer daily bus service.
If you are looking for a place that strikes the right balance between convenience and tranquility, look no farther than Ciudad Colon.
Company’s Sales Volume Up 23%, Expansion of Affiliate Network in U.S., Abroad
April 9, 2012 – (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) –United Country Real Estate, the nation’s largest seller of lifestyle real estate, has continued its expansion with the opening of 12 new offices in the United States and six new affiliates in foreign markets. On top of this first quarter 2012 growth, the company has shown a 23-percent increase in real estate transactions during same period.
“Six years ago, United Country recommitted to its 87-year-old roots with major across-the-board investments in new services, new technology, new thinking and a strengthened property marketing program to better serve our buying and selling clients,” said Dan Duffy, chief executive officer for United Country Real Estate. “The results we are seeing now from our affiliated offices are a direct result of these targeted investments. We, in close collaboration with our professional local office owners, agents and brokers, are outperforming the current market and are really enjoying the byproduct of a great deal of hard work by the dedicated professionals that are proud to be part of what is proving to be an extremely bright future for the company. We expect a continuation of expansion in the network and our affiliated offices sales volumes in the coming months.”
Just in the first quarter of this year, United Country has opened offices in Mena, Ark.; Eagle, Colo.; Fort Collins, Colo.; Lincoln, Maine.; Moriarty, N.M.; Beaufort, N.C.; Camden, TN.; Aledo, Texas.; Mt. Pleasant, Texas; Independence, Va.; Midlothian, Va.; and Penhook, Va. In addition to new U.S. affiliates, United Country has opened offices in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Pavones, Costa Rica; and Dominical, Costa Rica. The company has further plans in place to expand into six more areas of Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico by year’s end.
Growth was realized across many of the market segments United Country specializes in including land up 52 percent, recreational properties up 36 percent and given the incredible demand for farmland, farms more than doubled versus the first quarter of 2011. Another sign of an improving real estate market can be seen in home sales in the small cities and towns the company serves with sales of residential properties up 12 percent.
“With the real estate market conditions significantly improving, we expect to see this strong growth continue throughout 2012,” said Mike Duffy, president of United Country Real Estate. “Americans still hold dear the dream of homeownership and owning lifestyle real estate, and at United Country, we specialize in helping buyers achieve those dreams.”
About United Country
United Country Real Estate is the largest fully integrated network of conventional and auction real estate professionals in the United States. The company has been an innovator in real estate marketing since 1925. United Country supports nearly 550 offices across the U.S., Costa Rica, Panama and resort areas of Mexico, with a unique, comprehensive marketing program that includes one of the largest portfolios of property marketing websites (more than 3,000 separate sites and traffic of approximately 3 million visitors per month), multiple United Country real estate catalogs with national distribution , an extensive buyer database and national advertising of local properties that reaches more than 90 million homes per week. United Country has recently been recognized by Franchise Business Review, AllBusiness.com, The Land Report, Entrepreneur and The Wall Street Journal as one of the top U.S. real estate companies.
According to a new study by Columbia University and Yale University Costa Rica has ranked the 5th greenest country on the planet. The study revealed almost all countries on Earth and Costa Rica was the only country in the America’s to rank in the top 10. The other countries that made up the first 5 were Austria, France, Sweden, and Norway.
It seems like everytime we stop and look Costa Rica is coming out in a new study ranked as the happiest, the greenest, and who knows what is next. Being the happiest and the greenest country can be related if you take a deeper look at the equation and the studies. The more time you spend in nature and the more attention you give to protecting your surroundings the happier of a place you will have created for your society.
If you are looking to invest in Real Estate it seems like a no-brainer as Costa Rica is becoming more and more of a spot to live a happy and environmentally friendly life-style.
When you think of Costa Rica the first things that come to mind might be ziplines, beaches, and monkeys. If you decide to stay in San Jose for a night or two you might enjoy some of the ammenities of the city. This gives you a chance to explore the areas of downtown San Jose or visit the many activites in Escazu.
Jaco beach is turning into the combination of both. You can find the beaches, monkeys, and ziplines but also enjoy the lifestyle of the city. The Jaco Theater which was startred by Darren Lee Cole who is the co-owner of the SoHo Playhouse in NYC is in its first season and has been a great success having starting with the Christmas Carol it will not be running its second show.
The show of the season is called 17 Borders Crossings and has traveled from Madrid to make to perform at the theatre in Jaco from Jan. 19th – Jan. 29th. Tickets are on sale now and go treat yourself to a weekend in Jaco or find yourself a weekend vacation home in Jaco with beautiful beaches and some of the ammenities of the city.
I was driving to Golfito yesterday from Pavones and as I bumped along the gravel road, hoping that the annual road grading would start soon I noticed someone who seemed to be lost. Now having lived here at 8 degrees North of the Equator for 12 years, I have come to notice that certain visitors seem to stick out like a sore thumb. As I slowed down to double check that my vision was not deceiving me, I couldn’t help but smile and chuckle as I realized it was an old friend from my childhood. You can imagine the surprise on my face as I was not expecting to see him way down here in the tropics. There he was in all of his glory, with a top hat, corn cob pipe, a carrot nose and a scarf around his neck. Yes indeed! It was Frosty the Snowman (in cardboard) tacked up on the weathered front door of an old farmer’s house, who I am sure had never seen a Snowman, much less snow, but who in the spirit of the season took the time to put Old Frosty up to delight the children and passersby. Somehow after that, I didn’t feel the bumps in the road for the rest of the trip to Golfito, as my mind drifted back to the times in my youth when we would make Frosty the Snowman come to life in our front yards during the winter months.
Costa Rica is a country that spends the end of the year in full celebration. There are many things that happen during the end of the year that make Costa Rican’s get excited about the Season. The first is that the month of December all employees are paid double for one month. The second is that the end of the rainy season comes and it is full sunshine from north to south. Along with some extra money and sunshine all Costa Rican’s will be eating Tamales.
Tamales is a traditional dish that is made of corn base that involves a long process to get them just right. One of the most interesting things about the many Tamales that are made in the country is that they all taste just a little differerent. You will notice that everyone you talk to claims that their grandmother makes the best tamales. In my personal opinion all of the tamales are good and it is the vacation season, nice weather, and overall joy of the Christmas season that makes for each tamales to be the best tasting.
If you are offered a tamale this Christmas season yo almost always have to say yes and dont forget to save room for the next because chances are you will be offered them until they run out which is usually after the New Year.
The Howler monkeys must have digital alarm clocks because every morning at 5:30 a.m. on the dot, I awake to a chorus of male “Congos” as we call them. Their voices travel for miles through the rain forest and serve as a wake up call to the jungle. Shortly after they sound the alarm that a new day has dawned, the other species begin to stir. Green parrots take flight and announce that their squadron has taken to the air with ear piercing screeches that cannot be ignored. The soft cooing of a Dove in a nearby Coco Bola tree softens the blow of the raucous early risers. As the sun begins to rise above the jungle canopy that surrounds my house, soft rays of sunlight pierce through and illuminate the morning mist like beams from a light house. As I stand on the second level porch overlooking the garden, my favorite sentinel for the new day arrives with brilliant blue flashes and not a sound. The magnificent Blue Morpho butterflies take flight and enjoy the open spaces and sweet nectars of the garden. Reflecting on all of the natural beauty that surrounds me every morning, I am grateful and privileged to be awakened by the sounds of nature and knowing that I am alive to experience another Blue Morpho morning.
With the rains tapering off and the beginning of summer just a few weeks away, soon we will see the population of tourists, ex-pats and Ticos begin to fill in at the beach. Here in Pavones, the horses that have had the beaches to themselves for the last few months will have to share with the coming surfers, sun bathers, and bikini clad girls who adorn the shoreline in the summer months. The economic stimulus that accompanies our guests will be welcomed by locals as the cabinas become occupied and the restaurants stock their kitchens. The smell of pan seared tuna and the wonderful aroma of chuletas and onions will fill the air and fill the tables with people sharing their daily experiences here in the jungle. Children will be on vacation from school and will enjoy the freedom from studies and the energy of youth as they play soccer on the plaza, explore the rivers and beaches, and reunite with visiting family members during the holidays. With the approaching New Year and the promise of Costa Rica’s many attractions, we are all looking forward to a healthy, happy and prosperous 2012!
Pura Vida from Pavones, Costa Rica
Bobby Nielsen,
United Country – Properties in Costa Rica Associate in Pavones, Southern Pacific
Before the year of 2006 your options for drinking wine in Costa Rica were slim to none. If you were not ready for the full cultural experience of Imperial or Guaro then your alcoholic beverage options might have been limited. Between the years of 2006 – 2008 the wine industry in Costa Rica grew by 30% and with most things in 2009 did not grow. In 2010 and 2011 there have been a 15% growth which means it is back on the rise. Wine is often a good indication of what the economy is like. If people are willing to spend on top bottles of wine from all over the world then there is a good chance they are living the good life.
ExpoVino which was held at Real Intercontinental was a display of your wine options in Costa Rica from all over the world. ExpoVino was a success for their third year. What they are noticing is that Ticos are becoming very educated and doing their research on different wines. Many Costa Rican’s drink wines from Chile due to the free trade agreement and the average spent on a bottle is about $10′s which is relatively cheap when talking about wine. This might be due to the fact that Costa Rican’s are new to the wine industry and with a few more years of experience and taste it is thought that they will begin to spend the extra money on finer wines. Keep an eye on the economy and keep an eye on what kind of whine you see being offered in places. CHEERS!
The Country Day School in Escazu, Costa Rica is celebrating the United Nations week with multicultural activities representing more than 40 countries and all 7 continents!
Beautiful dances, songs and food from all over the planet have embellish the campus of the International School. Children from the early learning center through elementary and high school have been practicing for months their performances for this week. Parents and teachers have contributed with typical dresses from their countries as well as teaching traditional dances and preparing delicious meals to share their culture with others.
This beautiful activity is an example of how children from all over the globe naturally share and appreciate together their own diversity and the values of peace, friendship and innocence… The rich experience of exchanging flavors, culture and traditions from so many different countries -all united in Costa Rica- is the main reason why we decided to enroll our children in this school…
Costa Rica is a beautiful place to live so no wonder why it is also home to many people from all over the world. Costa Rica offers quality lifestyle, a democratic tradition, educated, happy and welcoming people, modern infrastructure and amenities, business opportunities (many multinational companies have chosen Costa Rica for their operations), and above all, Costa Rica offers a fantastic environment to raise our children…
Costa Rica is known as the green country. As the country that has the majority of it’s rainforest protected and some of the happiest people in the country. As all countries Costa Rica is not perfect and if they had one crutch in their system it would have to be the Central Valley sewage system. The good news is that they are now in the works to bring a state of the art sewage treatment plant into the country between 2010 – 2030.
For those of you in the business world this might sound like a dirty investment but it happens to be one of the best investments you will find in these times. One option would be to look for a nice piece of land in Costa Rica and build your retirement home and after that you can invest in Costa Rica’s new sewer treatment plant. They are expecting this project to cost around 2.5 billion dollars.
The numbers are not out yet but over the next 20 years having an investment in this might be one of the most solid things to think about along with investing in some land in Costa Rica.
Being on the list of Forbe Magazines most beautiful National Park’s in the world isn’t a bad way to start the week for Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica. One of Costa Rica’s smallest national parks is without questions one of the most exciting to see. It is filled with miraculous beaches, hiking trails, and plenty of wildlife.
In the Forbe’s magazine article they mention that the park is a century younger than Yosemite. Not only is it younger but it is just a small fraction of the size. Yosemite is huge and this small little pearl of Manuel Antonio on the Pacific of Costa Rica is 1,500 acres while Yosemite is 800,000 acres. This is quite the difference in size but they say “good t
hings come in small packages” as is the case with Manuel Antonio National Park. The national Park of Manuel Antonio is also located at the end of a peninsula. The better portion of the length of this peninsula is now hotels, condos, and properties looking to get the best view of the protected national park while keeping their distance to help keep it pristine and in the best of conditions.
The Manuel National Park is closed on mondays in order to allow the wildlife, trails, and foliage to have it’s natural way without visitors. During the Mondays in the area there is still plenty to do and see with sea-kayak tours, ziplines, ATV’s, sailing, and just relaxing at some of the most luxurious hotels in all of Costa Rica or just chilling at a 6 bedroom house rental with startling views of the deep blue pacific.
If you are thinking of moving to Costa Rica or just shopping for a real estate investment you might want to look at it as more of an investment in your children.
There are plenty of people that are in their day to day jobs that dream of moving to tropical paradise surrounded by nature. Have we ever wondered why this might be. Well it turns out it is only “natural” to want to be surrounded by the very life system that gives you life. This is ultimately important for kids and many adults need to break the barrier of being detached from nature.
In Richard Louv’s book “Last Child in the Woods — Saving kids from Nature-Deficit Disorder” he talks about the damaging affects of raising children in a world where they have more “screen time” than “stream time”. Kids grow up so detached from nature he says that they have much higher risk of health problems such as obesity and attention disorders. He also argues that this detachment from nature could have a devastating affect on future generations and the functioning of societies.
For those that have moved to Costa Rica and found themselves in a tropical paradise surrounded by nature like on the ridges of the Dominical area surrounded by jungle with views of the Pacific I can assure you that their stress level has dropped. If you decide to move down to an area of Costa Rica surrounded by nature and you have your children experience the beauty of the tropics you will be opening them up to the natural world at an early age which will be nothing but beneficial to their future health.
Richard Louv did the study of the affects of kids lacking nature but it would be interesting to found out how those that decided to make the move to Costa Rica just how much their health mentally and physically has improved.
If your looking for the perfect Oasis in nature let us know and we can make your dream a reality.
In a recent study done by Euromoney Costa Rica was again listed in the top 10 countries in Latin America for investing. The good news is that Costa Rica moved up 5 places to be only behind Chile and Panama. They credit the moving up 5 places to “improved political stability” and “limited economic risk” both of which are nothing new to Costa Rica.
There was also a study by FDI intelligence that looked at 405 Latin American cities and found San Jose as the 5th best city of the future in all of Latin America. It was ranked as the top city for the future in Central America.
This is great news for Costa Rica on investing and can already be seen in companies making decisions such as IBM’s recent investment of $300 million.
In an interview done with CEO of Properties in Costa Rica Arturo Guzman by the Real Estate Magazine a number of interested topics were discussed in regards to Costa Rican real estate. Arturo shares his thoughts on some of the current questions of the Costa Rica real estate market.
The article starts out by asking Arturo who is buying properties in Costa Rica? The answer was that local Costa Rican’s and foreigners are buying properties. The locals are encouraged to buy with the opening credit while many foreigners are buying with direct financing available through the buyer. There is also a number of foreigners and Costa Rican’s that have the capital available to buy.
In talking about the recent years of the market in Costa Rica Arturo makes the comment that “Remember that the prices in Costa Rica wre unrealistic in the past years because of the housing boom in the United States” He also states that “in this country people get carried away because a “real estate” expert told them their property is worth so much or that a nearby property sold for a certain price”. The answer goes on to point out the importance of working with reputable appraisal experts and Real Estate companies that have an understanding of the market in Costa Rica.
Where to buy in Costa Rica?
Probably everyone’s favorite question of the article is: What are the Areas of Appeal?
Anyone reading a real estate magazine is going to want to know what one of Costa Rica’s most recognized real estate experts has to say about where to buy. Well the answer was related to new roads and some beautifull beaches along the Pacific coast. The new highway is La Caldera highway that runs from San Jose to the Pacific Coast and also the 40 km stretch of the Coastenera highway that connects the port town of Quepos to Dominical and opens up to picturesque beaches from Dominical South.
Future of Costa Rica Real Estate
By now you are asking yourself what the future holds for Costa Rica real estate? When dealing with the future you sort of have to see where the present is. Arturo had an excellent answer when responding to the future of the market. He mentioned that Costa Rica was one of the happiest countries on the planet, people are very educated, and it is of the top eco-tourism destinations on Earth. As far as we can tell the future looks very promising.
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As of 2010 Costa Rica was home for 210 different foreign companies creating 58,000 jobs. This number will grow in the coming years as IBM has decided to invest $300 million and add 1,000 jobs over the next 10 years.
This type of investment in Costa Rica is a home run for the Laura Chinchilla administration and great news for the ever growing techy industry in Costa Rica. Laura has set a goal to have $9 billion in foreign direct investment by 2014 and news like this from IBM i
s a huge leap towards that goal. This is one of the largest investments in Costa Rica in the past decade.
The IBM managers said they picked Costa Rica because they were aware of the talent they could find here. It is said the Laura Chinchilla in her visit to New York last year which was an attempt to rally businesses to invest in her country was where she made the contact with IBM. She then followed up her contact in the month of May and here they are today agreeing to the sweet tune of $300 million dollar investment starting in 2012.
This is excellent news and who knows what other contacts Laura might have made in New York. We can just sit back and wait to see what other major companies follow in the lead of Intel, Hewlett Packard, and now IBM as they put Costa Rica in the global spotlight for the tech industry.
There will be 500 Costa Rica homes given solar power panels in Costa Rica. This project is financed by the CNFL and will cost $1 million. The idea behind the project is to get in gear for Costa Rica’s goal of being the first carbon neutral country. If they reach this goal it could be an incredible accomplishment for this developing country. This is a big step for future homes in Costa Rica.
The projected is designed by CNFL setting up $2,000′s worth of solar equipment on each house. The homes will be able to use up to 400 watts of solar power. If they use less than the 400 watts then the remaining power is a net gain for CNFL and is pumped back into the main grid. If they use more than the 400 watt power it the home is charged for the extra power it uses. CNFL is basically setting renting the space of the roof, giving each home some power, and then taking what is left over. Even though Costa Rica has a good amount of rain the sun it receives is very intense. At just 9 degrees above the equator homes here in Costa Rica will be capable of absorbing a good amount of energy in a short amount of time.
Right now solar power equipment is expensive and just luxury homes will be seen with them or ecolodges but we can expect every home to be on solar power. Experts guess it will be around 3 years before panels are more affordable for each home to have. This is a positive note for the Costa Rica real estate and building industry. Clean energy on residential homes will be more and more common in the future. Places like the sunny beaches of Guanacaste should be a good spot to soak up sun energy.
It just keeps getting better and better. The famous restaurant chain that we all love is coming to Costa Rica. The Hard Rock Cafe which has made it’s home in over 50 different countries around the world and will be opening two different locations in 2012, in Costa Rica. The Hard Rock Cafe has 163 restaurants around the globe that is a collection of the finest archives of rock and roll and excellent food.
The Hard Rock Cafe will be opening it’s doors to their Rock and Roll collections in the town of San Jose and also in the Guanacaste area. The first will open in San Jose with an investment of $2 million.
The Hard Rock Cafe is a truly a global phenomenon when it comes to restuarant chains like no other. It’s philosophy on which it has run all of it’s cafes fits perfectly with the country of Costa Rica. The philosophy is “Love all – Serve All” which goes along nicely with the international foreign destination of the peaceful country of Costa Rica that serves it’s visitors and residents with the love for Pura Vida!
When you see the HCR (Hard Rock Cafe’s are known best by HCR) in the San Jose or Guanacaste area it is well worth the visit. Just the step back into the History of Rock and Roll with the guitars, costumes, posters, albums, song sheets, and so much more will make you feel that you are sitting on stage with some of histories top Rock and Roll Stars.
…where would you go for vacation right when you finished American Idol? COSTA RICA! Thats right Steven Tyler seems to have been quite impressed with Costa Rica after his visit for last year’s concert. Costa Rica has been a place for celebrities of all types to come visit to get away from the fast pace of life and still be surrounded by some of the top luxuries and most beautiful beaches of the tropics.
Everyone from Tom Brady, Pink, Britney Spears, Mel Gibson, and the list goes on of those who have come to get a feel for the Pura Vida. The ABC bachelor was filmed at The Springs Resort in the Arenal area which is just one of many reality shows that have come to Costa Rica for it’s friendly environment and majestic tropical backdrop of Mother N
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Steven Tyler flew into the Liberia Airport the day after the final judging of American Idol. The Liberia Airport is just minutes away from the beaches of Guanacaste. Metallica had their Central American concert last year and they decided to fly in and out of Liberia for each concert even though they were in all different parts of Central America.
If Steven Tyler calls Costa Rica his vacation spot most people would agree that the country of Costa Rica is just more than Pura Vida! The country of Costa Rica Rocks!
Today is the day the Costa Rica census will begin. There are 35,000 Costa Rican’s making their rounds to over 1,300,000 different homes. This census is going to update the last census which was done in the year 2000. This will be interesting as Costa Rica has seen much growth since the year 2000. The census will provide the government and population with some of the living conditions along with economic conditions of different households all over the country.
In just over 6 months we will know the new population of Costa Rica along with an interesting number of how many foreigners are now calling Costa Rica home. This number of foreigners and retirees will be much higher than it was in the year 2000 and should be a good indicator of how many foreigners enjoy the retired life in Costa Rica.
It is a simple process as memebers mostly teachers will be making their rounds and doing a short interview. If nobody is home in your house then there will be a sheet left and you can fill out the paper with the information. All of the information stated will be private.
A census household is described by a household who share a common budget and prepare food. This will be valuable information for all businesses and government services throughout Costa Rica.
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If you notice early in the morning you see families getting ready for a day in the fields of picking coffee. Every cup that is drank here in Costa Rica on our way to work or during our 3pm “recreo” it came from one of these workers in the fields. It is that time of year to start to harvest the coffee here in parts of Costa Rica. According to a recent article in the ticotimes the harvest this year will be much lower than it was last year. This is due to the heavy rains that Costa Rica had this past rainy season.
The good part though about this coffee harvest is that the value of coffee on the market is up an incredible 88%. Farmers are hoping that the rise in value of coffee will offset the low harvest due to rain.
Coffee here in Costa Rica is a crop that the “Ticos” take quite a bit of pride in and they have every reason to. It is a crop that has brought much economic growth to the country. The beauty of coffee in Costa Rica is that in almost all cases it is owned by Costa Rican’s on a small level. Farmers set up “cooperativos” which might be a group of 200 farmers with a total of land of 1,000 hectares. Together all of these farmers will form their own large coffee company allowing everyone to get a piece of the pie.
Enjoy the scenery of the beautiful coffee plantations this time of year and if you get a chance just stop for a minute and enjoy the view and the workers in the field. It is quite a humbling and peaceful experience to just watch the fields being worked on.
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For a country that has two coast you can imagine that boats are pretty common here in Costa Rica. Now it all depends on what type of boat you might be interested in but you can find everything from the local fisherman in the Puntarenas area, the fancy cruise ships arriving to Limon, or even some of the finest private yachts docked at the Los Suenos Marina at the Marriott in Herradura.
With the popularity in Costa Rican Real Estate along the Pacific coast boaters have found interest in owning a piece of land or those that own a piece of land have found interest in becoming a boater. There are different clubs you can join if you have a boat and there is even a club out at the Lake Arenal in the northern part of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica Marinas
Marinas have also become an important part of investors along the coast. There are plans for Marinas to go up in different places and there are some that are already built. For a complete guide to Costa Rica Marina’s visithttp://www.costaricahomepages.com/travel_and_tourism/marinas/index
Even if you do not own a boat sometimes owning a piece of land with views of a sailboat making its way through the waters of the Pacific on it’s way down to the Panama canal might be all the adventure you need.
Recent studies have shown that construction is up after two years of decline in Costa Rica. This is a large boost to builders and investors which goes to show that much of the inventory from before the recession has been sold. Many builders will not be taking on new projects in the coming months. Along with homes and condos, there are other sectors that have taken on constructions such as hotels and shopping centers.
Costa Rica Construction Rebounds
The area of Escazu has a number of new constructions just in the last year as you drive pass the CIMA hospital it is now surrounded by new hotels and modern extensions to the Multi-Plaza mall. This is a perfect time to invest on some Escazu Condos as many builders are looking to get started on new projects.
Randall Murrillo, executive director of the Chamber of Construction states that he expects to see growth to continue in the coming months. He mentions that he is hoping to close the year with a 12% total growth in Construction around the country. Expect to see the areas of beach front properties to show positive signs of growth also.
This is great news after 25 consecutive months of construction being on a decline it is now making a solid rebound.
If you have ever owned an Apple anything you will know that they have some of the best customer service on the planet. Well it looks as if Apple is going to take the gamble and let ICE represent their customer service on the new IPhone 4. If you want an IPhone 4 it was stated in La Nacion that ICE will be distributing them and also giving the customer service.
This should be interesting and personally if I was an owner of one of the new IPhone 4′s which someday would be nice I would probably get on line or call one of Apple’s 800 numbers. Nothing against ICE but do you really think the customer service of an IPhone 4 fits into the daily agenda of the many things ICE has going on?
I will say though on a bit of a more positive note for ICE I have always been impressed how the tech support in your local ICE office has quite a bit of knowledge of the many different brands and types of cell phones that come their way. I am a blackberry guy and they have been able to do everything needed so I guess we should give them a chance with the I Phone 4 before we make any assumptions that it might be too much for them.
With the so called “green-movement” becoming more and more a part of everyday lives it is without question a part of the developing and construction sector of Costa Rica. Costa Rica is a country that is known for having some of the most lush tropical biodiversity on the planet that almost everyone can agree is worth protecting. For this reason it has become a destination for ecotourism family adventures and vacation home real estate.
Well it turns out you do not have to be living in a vacation home or visiting Costa Rica and staying in an ecolodge to experience living green. There are more and more technologies making their way into the market for everyday living and building. The new science of biomimicry is one of the fastest growing trends that architects feel will take living green to the next level. The biomimicry is basically designing homes and other parts of society around some of the concepts of nature.
Costa Rica is the perfect country to take on the new challenges of developing in a sustainable and green form as the country has a number of sources of clean-energy, a booming ecotourism market, and the desire to be carbon neutral by 2020.
If there was ever a better time to buy property Guanacaste I think many that know the area would say it is NOW! The tourism has gone up by 23% from last year which is an astonishing number. What is happening is there are still people that have some pretty good deals for sale in Guanacaste and now is the time to make that investment before everyone catches on to the idea that Guanacaste might be getting it’s second wind.
Where to buy in Guanacaste
It all depends what you are looking for when you are deciding what to shop for in Guanacaste. There are a number of different places you can shop. The airport of Liberia lets not forget is just less than an hour on good roads to the town of Tamarindo. The Tamarindo area is a bit crowded and very developed and is often used as a place for people on their Costa Rica family vacation. It is still a great spot and great investment if that is the vibe you are looking for. Also you can find a number of beaches that run along the peninsula of Guanacaste such as Playas del Coco, Playa Potrero, Playa Conchal, and Playa Flamingo just to name a few. All of these beaches are beautiful in their own way
If you have been to the Multi Plaza Mall recently you might want to make your way down to the very end of the new section. Here you will find one of the most fastest growing brand names that has arrived to Costa Rica. The store of North Face is in the Multi Plaza Mall now and it is doing very well.
The North Face brand is one of the more common outdoor brands in the USA and produces quality clothing, bags, and shoes. You can even buy a tent if you are looking for one or just get a rain jacket for the soon to come rainy season here in Costa Rica.
There are many new stores in Costa Rica and this is one that the country of Costa Rica was missing. Being a place of outdoor beauties they were lacking the outdoor apparel stores which Columbia is now also competing for the market with North Face. The Multi-Plaza Mall is located in Escazu and the North Face store is located on top floor at the exit of the new extension of the mall.
Take a look at one of Costa Rica’s prime beach areas called Hermosa which translates to Beautiful in English and certainly fits the the description. This house in the video is a perfect description of being surrounded by the jungle and still having a view of the ocean.
Playa Hermosa is in the Guanacaste area and located just a short drive from the Liberia International airport.
If you have visited Costa Rica in the last few months you know that the San Jose Airport Juan SantaMaria is a little different than it was a few years back. There has been a long awaited expansion of the already modern looking airport. During the last year the airport has really been working hard on making this expansion a reality. This expansion will benefit all visiting Costa Rica for business purposes or coming for a Costa Rica vacation.
The expansion has made the airport larger and also the line at customs move more smoothly. With the hard work that has been done with the Juan SantaMaria they were voted “the most improved airport” in all of Central America and the Caribbean. This also put them on the list of the 3rd best airport in the region only behind Cancun, Mexico and Guayaquil, Ecuador. This was according to an article in the TicoTimes.
It is nice to hear about the plans for projects like this and even nicer to see the benefits play out after much hard work to get it done. Maybe the airport in the south of the country is just around the corner. If you are interested in getting ahead of the game and buying some property in the south of Costa Rica before the airport is built then let us know.
It is funny to me when you hear people that think of Costa Rica as just rice and beans along with a few fried plantains as the cuisine. This might be true for the traditionalCostaRican meal but you have to take into consideration that Costa Rica is a small country that has had visitors from all over the world. These visitors have been attracted by the nice people, natural beauties, and lifestyle of “Pura Vida”.
When you combine visitors from all over the world, business from all over the world, a developing capital city of San Jose, and more and more people moving to the beaches for their vacation homes it does not take long before you see the many different types of international restaurant not only in the San Jose area but also along the Pacific Coast.
Restaurants in Costa Rica
There are many books one can read when looking for different places to dine around Costa Rica. If I had to give a quick personal opinion I would say that the Grano de Oro Hotel ha
s one of the best restaurants in the Central Valley. When traveling to the Pacific you might want to check out Kapi Kapi (Indeginous name which means “welcome”). The Kapi Kapi restaurant is located in Manuel Antonio. These are just two of many places to eat in Costa Rica. For more information on places to eat you can find books in any souvenir shop on dining in Costa Rica.
We are interested in places that you might know of that are good places to eat. Working in the real estate business it is always of interest to us to show our clients a great meal. Let us know some of your favorite places in Costa Rica to eat we would love to hear?
Medical Tourism continues to go rapidly here in Costa Rica. It is a reason why so many poeple come to visit Costa Rica and sometimes even end up buying real estate here in Costa Rica. There are three hospitals that have really helped in attracting people looking for lower price medical care. These three hospitals are approved by the international agency of “Joint Commision International” (JCI) which is an organization that develops care standards around the world.
They are the Clinica Biblica, La Catolica, & CIMA Hospitals, all in the San Jose area.
I was thinking about a recent article in the TicoTimes and you begin to see the importance of medical tourism to the economy of Costa Rica. The fact that medical tourism is growing at a very fast rate just means good things to come.
In 2009 there were an estimated 30,000 medical tourist and that is not including a good number that went to smaller private clinics and were not registered in one of the large three JCI approved hospitals. With each tourist that comes lets take into account that at sometime during their care they have one companion. The total now is 60,000 related medical tourist per year as of 2009. You might be thinking that the 60,000 medical tourist only make up 1/20th more or less of the total tourist who visit Costa Rica each year that come through during the Costa Rica dry season. Although the medical treatment is much cheaper here in Costa Rica each medical tourist is spending a good chunk of change more than per person on a Costa Rica Family Vacation.
Medical Care Numbers in Costa Rica
The medical tourist traveling for dental purposes which might be dental implants or crowns might spend $700 – $1000′s (About the same as an eco-tourist) here in Costa Rica for treatment and dental patients make up only 36% of the medical tourist. What tops the list is the Orthopedic surgeries to get back into that active lifestyle which might be a $12,000 knee replacement (In the US a knee replacement cost $50,000). This is a very large investment into the economy if more and more medical tourist are coming each year and spending this kind of money it really begins to add up quick just as it has from your average eco-tourist, Costa Rica adventures, surfers, and now your big spender medical tourist.
So you can see the importance of the medical tourism to the economy of Costa Rica. Although you do not see the numbers up in the millions for how many medical tourist visit each year it is the ratio of the amount of money they are spending. All you ever here is how cheap medical care is which is true here in Costa Rica but you have to take into account when you look at these patients as tourist they are “Big Spenders”. Just an interesting way to look at medical tourism industry and get excited about the economy of Costa Rica. If you have visited Costa Rica for some medical treatment maybe now it is time to visit Costa Rica a second time for some Real Estate shopping.
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Costa Rica has been known for health care and in recent years it has been booming with rapid growth of it’s health care system. One main reason for this rapid growth is visitors looking for health care because of rising cost in the USA or lack of coverage. The public and private hospitals of Costa Rica offer care at a very affordable price with some expertise that is par with the USA health care system. According to a recent certification by Joint Commision International (JCI) no other hospital in Costa Rica has stepped up to the rapid growth better than Clinica Biblica in San Jose.
Clinica Biblica Costa Rica
This is the second time the Clinica Biblica has been awarded this prestige honor and it will last until 2013 when they will be up for certification again. In a recent article by the TicoTimes they state that the certification of the JCI is based on: better patient care and safety; cost reduction and increased operational efficiency; growth in public confidence; continual improvement of sanitary conditions; education and best practices; increased employee satisfaction and recruitment.
One of the interesting parts I noticed is that they offer education and best practices. What the hospital does is offer education and free talks on how to take better care of yourself and live better. Now that sounds like a hospital that really cares.
With a recent operation from a private hospital in Costa Rica I could not have been happier with the service and care they gave me which was most important. After the service and care I was able to then enjoy the fact that the operation was a total of $5,000′s as compared to the $20,000′s I was quoted in the USA. Maybe I will take the $15,000 that is left over and look for some Costa Rican real estate.
One of the reasons for buying a vacation home in Costa Rica is to just sit back and relax. Another reason is that you might want to get out of the city go hiking, whitewater rafting, surfing and get into an active way of living for you or the kids.
Costa Rica lends itself to being a perfect spot for all of these reasons. If you are looking for a vacation home in Costa Rica and you want to keep an active lifestyle there are a number of places you might want to look depending on what type of activities you are looking for.
Areas of Active Living
1.) Guanacaste – This area in the north Pacific of Costa Rica has become a great spot for surfing and a number of options of places to live in from Condos, houses, and large pieces of land. The activities in the area can be more than just beach activities. You can go hiking in the tropical dry forest or make your way up to an area called Borinquen Hotel which is around 2 hours from the area and there you rise in elevation and can experience an amazing zipline, mud-baths, hiking to Rincon de la Vieja volcano (4 hour hike) in a very lush green forest. (Guanacaste Real Estate)
2.) Jaco- Here is an area in activities that are similar to Guanacaste. Many activities are located at the beach. You can also take the quads out and ride many of the nearby trails. For the nature lovers visiting the Carara National Park is an easy hike on flat surface. There are also a few ziplines in the area with gandola trams. (Jaco Real Estate)
3.) Lake Arenal – This places has to be second on my list for activities to do in the area. First of all the lake is one of the top places on the planet for wind-surfing and kite-surfing during certain months of the year. Also in the town of La Fortuna is home to the La Fortuna waterfall and you will notice that there are some adrenaline tours of rafting the Rio Toro or going canyoneering on some of the many nearby canyons. There are an endless amount of trails to hike one of them being to the Cerro Chato volcano or the Arenal Volcano National Park. Living at the Lake you are outside of the large touristy area of La Fortuna but still close enough to enjoy all of the activities. (Lake Arenal Real Estate)
4.) Dominical – This is the place that I have to vote for the person that wants to stay active during their vacation or just living an active lifestyle as the top spot. You will notice with the new coastal highway that once you start heading south of Jaco and Manuel Antonio the mountains start moving closer to the shore. This geological form means you travel less to get into the mountains. Very common to hear that this means in the Domincal area the mountain meets the see. You can literally raft some big rapids and just take your raft or kayak into the ocean on the same river. There are jungles all over and hikes to some of Costa Rica’s most beautiful and remote waterfalls excellent for rapeling adventures. You head inland and you can experience the activities of San Isidro and the nearby Chirripo National park. The Savegre River is nearby and is one of Costa Rica’s best rivers for rafting. Biking is another option because you can be mountain biking in the morning and spend your afternoon surfing. Along with all these activities you have the Corcovado National Park and Cano Island for hiking and snorkeling. (Dominical Real Estate)
Let us know if you know of places where you live in Costa Rica that lend itself to activities and an active lifestyle. We would love to hear you comments?
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We have all heard about doing business in Costa Rica and the benefits of investing in Costa Rica or giving a business a chance. But what we do not hear too much about is a Costa Rican business taking their sales to the USA. The Costa Rican’s are very tech-savy and very educated people. If I were to guess I would have said that a small tech company was giving it a go in the USA. Well it turns out I am way off. I guess I should stick to Costa Rica real estate blogging and Costa Rica Vacations.
The company that just recently opened up in the State of Florida in Palm Beach is Pops. If you have lived in Costa Rica or visited a few times you might be familiar with Pops. This is a small ice cream chain that is owned by Costa Rican’s and have spread themselves all over the country. They seem to be all over and sometimes I feel their are more Pops than ATM’s.
According to La Nacion the investment was done with $300,000′s and a contract to employ 12 employees. If anyone is in business in Costa Rica you know this is a very big difference than what you would pay to start a business here in Costa Rica. It will be interesting to see how they do and what they charge for ice cream. It is said that they will have local Costa Rican flavors but the most sold is the brownie.
Whatever happens and we hope for the best it is still a great thing to be proud of for all small business owners in Costa Rica and also says that with an economy still not completely on it’s feet in the USA that a small Costa Rican company can afford to go give it a shot and test their luck in the USA. So now if you are thinking of visiting Florida for a vacation and you are from Costa Rica you can have yourself a little taste of home.
If you have ever purchased a car, house, property, or business in Costa Rica chances are you have been involved in an Sociedad Anonimous (S.A.). Basically here in Costa Rica it is just a corporation like in the United States used for dealing with business.
The S.A. has become the main way of doing business and almost everyone in the country has at least one if not more. The government looks to pass a new bill that would tax every S.A. in the country $200 per year. This is a sm
all amount but with the number of S.A.’s that exist this could be a nice boost to government spending.
The $200 extra dollars a year from each S.A. is a tax that the government plans to use to boost security in and around the country. The security has taken giant leeps in the last couple of years with more police, cameras in cities, and an improving legal system.
So for anyone thinking of doing Real Estate do not get alarmed a small $200 fee each year if you decide to do your business in an S.A. will go to a very good cause.
Guanacaste is the spot that has seem to put Costa Rica on the real estate map in the last decade. Through tough economic times and a number of other worldly test it seems Guanacaste is not settling down and the most obvious sign would have to be a $27million dollar expansion to the Liberia Airport.
A good sign for the Guanacaste area because this means the 900 passengers that fit in the airport before will now fit 1500 and even some room for a coffee shop and food court.
From looking at this from a real estate perspective it can only mean good things to come. If the infrastructure is improving starting with the airport and roads which are all pretty much improvements of the past then the sky is the limit for those that want to invest and give this “gold coast” a try.
Ifyouhavenotheardthenamesalreadythey are a youngmannamedNery Brenes and a 27 yearoldwomenfromLimonnamedHanna Gabriel. Neryis Costa Rica’s fastestpersonbeing a trackandfielddominanceonaninternationallevel. Hannaisonegirlwhoyou do notwanttogetinroadragewithor a bar fight. Sheis Costa Rica’s worldchampionshipboxerandshesurelyfitstheprofile.
Hanna Gabriel
Hanna Gabriel comes from a familyofathletes. Herfatheris a promoterofboxingandsheonlygotintoboxingtotryand lose someweightandsheendedupbeingtheworldchamp. Herbrotherplaysin Costa Rica’s professionalsoccerleague. Sheholds a recordof 11 winsand 1 tie. Herweight clase has herecompetingataround 155lbs. They are startingto televise herefightsonTVherein Costa Rica anditis quite thetreattowatchthiswomenfight. She looks as if she is in perfect shape and is a very beautiful young lady who might have a career in modeling after she finishes punching people in the face.
Nery Brenes
Nery Brenes is a 25 yearoldalsofromtheprovinceofLimonwho competes ontheinternationalleveloftrackinfieldrunningthe 400 mtswhichis one of the most competitive eventsontheplanet. Nery‘s running has takenhimon a touraroundtheworldvisitingGermany, Puerto Rico, Japan, China, Spain, andmany more onthelistto come. He has wongoldonnumerouseventsand has theOlympicsinsighttorunwiththeworld’sfastest.
With many young Costa Rican’s and a country that enjoys staying active you can be assu
re that many more athletes will be making big news from Costa Rica in the future and remember don’t just focus on the soccer ball there are many more sports that can put these young Costa Rican’s on center stage.
With two very important visitors from Japan this week celebrating the 75th anniversary of good relations between Costa Rica and Japan there is much to celebrate about. The visitors are Prince Akishino and his wife Princess Kiko. Japan had done a lot in recent years for Costa Rica and it looks as if they do not plan on slowing down.
Japanese Contributions to Costa Rica
Three reasons for celebration were mentioned and environmentalist I have a feeling where celebrating also. The first reason was a $9 million dollar agreement with Costa Rica’s Institute of Electricity for a project on solar power. Let’s not forget that Costa Rica still plans to
be the first carbon neutral country by it’s 200th year anniversary 2021. The second w
as an $8 million dollar boost to work on preserving more forest areas. Last but not least which I can imagine will only help the future of Costa Rican real estate and just overall development of the country is a $130 million dollars for the Central Valley sewer project.
There are a number of other things the Japanese have helped with in recent years but these were some of the big contributions that will surely leave a positive impact on all of Costa Rica for years to come. All of these just give more reasons to invest in Costa Rica.
The numbers are in and as some might not believe according to the TicoTimes Costa Rica set a record in 2010 to the number of tourist arriving to Costa Rica. The number was over 2 million tourist. This is great news for the Costa Rican economy and also something everyone interested in Real Estate wants to hear.
This is an exceptional amount of tourist considering the economic crisis of 2009. This is a great sign for Costa Rica Real Estate because as most of you know the more people that come to see Costa Rica the more will want to buy real estate. Also to have this many visitors or people that find an interest in Costa Rica for whatever the reason might be is going to help property value hold firm.
This is an excellent sign for anyone in business in Costa Rica not just real estate. It surely means a lot for those people that work in Costa Rica tourism industry also but you can be in any business and be glad that there are positive numbers of Tourist arriving in Costa Rica .
The holidays are coming to an end and Costa Rica is one of the best of taking time off, celebrating the break, and bringing in the New Year. If you are from Costa Rica chances are you might have spent the Christmas holiday in your homes with your family and then made a trip to the beach for New Years to enjoy some of Costa Rica’s natural beauties.
Some might ask each other what the New Year of Costa Rica might bring to the economy. I happen to spend the New Year in the town of Tamarindo and looking at it from a tourist point of view the place was happening, hotels were full, and people were spending. I then came back to the town of Heredia to see the new expansion on the mall of Paseo de las Flores. For those of you that are familiar with the mall Multiplaza in Escazu well Paseo de las Flores in Heredia is doing everything it can to stay right with it as Costa Rica’s top malls. I found everything from Kenneth Cole to Nautica shops in a town that just a few years ago all it had was a central market. The money here in Costa Rica is making it’s rounds and it could be a very positive economic year for the Costa Rican economy.
Costa Rica Real Estate 2011
With the Real Estate industry I feel that good things are to come. All of these signs of more tourist, more people spending, and an already rise out of the recession at the end of 2010 should be a good indicator that 2011 has some good things to bring in the market.
From the company of Properties in Costa Rica we wish everyone a very Blessed New Year!
Many of us watched the opening ceremonies to the new stadium in San Jose which much anticipation of seeing the most decorated soccer player on all the planet. Lionel Messi from Argentina and his national team were invited for a friendship game in San Jose in the new stadium against Costa Rica’s “La Sele”. To the surprise of many Messi did not even play in the game but spent his time on the bench watching the second string team of Argentina battle for a 0 – 0 tie game against Costa Rica.
Why did Messi not Play?
I am not your average sports daily writer but with the buzz around Costa Rica of why Messi did not play I thought I would break it down to simple economics. If you were watching the game you noticed before the game even started that there were commercials for “Real Madrid vs. Barcelona” which is a very important game that is being played in Spain next week. Unless you live on Mars you probably know that Messi plays for Barcelona and Barcelona pays Messi a lot of money. Just to give you an idea of why Messi did not even for a second consider playing you might want to take a look at these numbers of what he was making during that game for sitting on the bench.
Barcelona Pays Messi:
Daily Pay: $49,600
Hourly Pay: $6,204
Paid per Minute: $102
This is what we call a serious investment and by Messi not playing Barcelona was just protecting their investment like any good business would do. It is unfortunate that we did not see Messi play against “La Sele” but when you deal on the professional level as Messi does you have to realize that: professional is defined as – engaged in a specific activity as one’s main paid occupation rather than a pastime.
Don’t worry thought I think Costa Rica will beat Argentina in the next world cup in Brazil and I am sure Messi will play then.
You might know that one of peoples first question is when is the best time to visit Costa Rica. If you are shopping for real estate in Costa Rica you will want to come see it during it’s best moments and on that note you also might be interested in what your property looks like in the so called rainy season of Costa Rica.
Here in the tropics you will have a pretty solid dry season from January to April and then after those months you are looking at a 2 hour shower in the afternoon. The heavy rainy months are during September and October.
These rainy months can vary depending on what part of the country you are looking at. The Guanacaste area as become one of the more popular areas because of it’s lack of rain. This gave everyone the idea of beautiful beaches and lots of sunshine.
In recent years though with the construction of the new highway and the improvement of the coastal highway many investors have decided to make the central and southern zone down by Dominical their area of searching for real estate. You might get a few more inches of rain a year but having evergreen plants as compared to deciduous plants of the Guanacaste area is worth to many the sacrifice of just a few less days of sunshine throughout the year.
If you are interested in shopping for Real Estate just let us know and we will try and give you the best idea of the many different micro-climates of Costa Rica and it’s tropical weather. All in all what you hear most is that Costa Rica is the eternal spring and if you are coming for a Costa Rica family vacation or to shop for some real estate the enternal spring is hard to beat.
Many people often wonder what it would be like to live in a different country. I have lived in Costa Rica for 10 years and my parents retired down here to live in Costa Rica around 4 years ago. One of the main things people come looking for when moving to Costa Rica is the lifestyle.
This lifestyle includes a few different things. The first for my retired parents was the weather and tempature. They are located at around 6,000ft with beautiful mountain air of mid 60′s all year round. YES, ALL YEAR! That was the selling point. My parents are from the New York area and as most know it gets cold there. They then moved down to Florida and to make up for not getting very cold it gets blistering hot in FL. What they found here in Costa Rica is that being this low in the tropics at around 9 degrees above the equator the tempature only fluctuates between 2 degrees all year.
The second big selling point for myself and my parents is that anything and everything is close. If you want a capital city to go to the theatre, a beach to relax in the sun, or a mountain cabin to enjoy the cool fresh air. All of these can be within 1 hour of each other. The country lends itself to living the way you want to live. If you want to live in a community that will take care of all your house needs you can now find that.
With this blog entry I could literally talk for hours about the many positive benefits of living in Costa Rica. You might see every once in awhile that somebody is complaining about something that happened in this laid back culture but all and all more people are happy with Costa Rica which means more people will be moving down. I like to see this that even if the Costa Rican lifestyle is not for you atleast you made a good investment if you decide to buy some land.
What are some of your favorite parts about living in Costa Rica?
In the British magazine of “Foreign Direct Investment” it listed San Jose as one of the top five cities of the future, making it the only city from Central America to make the top five. This was based on which cities they felt had the best opportunity for business expansion, economic development, and inward investment.
This study was based on a total of 405 cities from the America’s. The top cities were New York and Chicago and Mexico has four cities in the top 10. The cities of Alajuela, Heredia, and Santa Ana (suburbs of San Jose) were also high on the list for being what is called the top Micro-cities. The micro-city is referring to smaller populations.
This is a positive compliment for the city of San Jose that each day it begins to look more and more like a capital city that people from all over the world are starting to discover.
Investing in Costa Rica is being done from a number of different industries. The latest large investment is coming from a number of different large hotel chains. There are also some food chains and supermarket. There is a $300 million dollar project going up in Guanacaste and also another luxury hotel in Santa Ana.
The Guanacaste investment is coming from the hotel chain Sol Melia which will be uplifting a 381 room 5-Star eco-luxury hotel in the Paradisus Papagayo Bay. The Santa Ana new luxury hotel will be an 81 room hotel under the name of “The Studio Hotel” which will gear it’s marketing to business execs and also Costa Rica medical tourism.
Along with the Costa Rica vacation industry seeing some investment there are other industries with Wal-Mart opening a number of new stores this year in Costa Rica and even Papa John’s Pizza which will now be competing with Pizza Hut and Dominos as Central America’s best slice of pizza.
Costa Rica Real Estate Investing
These are just a short list of names you might be familiar with that are investing in Costa Rica. There is much hope for the economic future here in Costa Rica. Along with all of this the sale of Costa Rica beach real estate is seeing an increase from what it has been in the last two years. It still seems like a great time to get in on the fun. If you are looking for a vacation home in Costa Rica or just a solid investment, buying in Costa Rica is still one of the best options.
There is always some money to be made in the industry of tourism in Costa Rica with many people looking for adventure, biodiversity, or just a relaxing Costa Rica family vacation. There is also the solid investment of real estate which happens to be and always will be one of the safest investments because at the end of the day you will own a piece of paradise.
This blog entry is about a different type of investment that ultimately involves land also. It is the jatropha plant of Costa Rica. When looking at this plant, it does not look like much compared to the beautiful plants of the tropics. However, it might just hold the answer to Costa Rica being one of the larger exporters of biodiesel. United Biofuels of America (UBA) is heading the idea for making an attempt of a million gallons of jatropha a day. This will be a challenge, but if it works, it will surely “bear the fruits” for the Costa Rica economy. Biofuels often face critics who say they are too expensive to produce. Another criticism is that growing food for fuel takes food away from the people that need it most. The jatropha turns out to be a plant that is not edible and will not take on as many critics as others. UBA is considered by other energy companies as one of the top 25 entrepreneur companies in the world.
It is quick bits like this in the news and the idea that Costa Rica’s leaders of state will be hosting a conference this June 14th – June 16th for all to attend (those that will pay the $800 ticket price) to listen to some of the ideas for the future of the economy with the theme being “Accelerating the Shift Towards a Low Carbon Economy“.
Investing in Costa Rica is being done from a number of different industries. The latest large investment is coming from a number of different large hotel chains. There are also some food chains and supermarket. There is a $300 million dollar project going up in Guanacaste and also another luxury hotel in Santa Ana.
The Guanacaste investment is coming from the hotel chain Sol Melia which will be uplifting a 381 room 5-Star eco-luxury hotel in the Paradisus Papagayo Bay. The Santa Ana new luxury hotel will be an 81 room hotel under the name of “The Studio Hotel” which will gear it’s marketing to business execs and also Costa Rica medical tourism.
Along with the Costa Rica vacation industry seeing some investment there are other industries with Wal-Mart opening a number of new stores this year in Costa Rica and even Papa John’s Pizza which will now be competing with Pizza Hut and Dominos as Central America’s best slice of pizza.
Costa Rica Real Estate Investing
These are just a short list of names you might be familiar with that are investing in Costa Rica. There is much hope for the economic future here in Costa Rica. Along with all of this the sale of Costa Rica beach real estate is seeing an increase from what it has been in the last two years. It still seems like a great time to get in on the fun. If you are looking for a vacation home in Costa Rica or just a solid investment, buying in Costa Rica is still one of the best options.
There is always some money to be made in the industry of tourism in Costa Rica with many people looking for adventure, biodiversity, or just a relaxing Costa Rica family vacation. There is also the solid investment of real estate which happens to be and always will be one of the safest investments because at the end of the day you will own a piece of paradise.
This blog entry is about a different type of investment that ultimately involves land also. It is the jatropha plant of Costa Rica. When looking at this plant, it does not look like much compared to the beautiful plants of the tropics. However, it might just hold the answer to Costa Rica being one of the larger exporters of biodiesel. United Biofuels of America (UBA) is heading the idea for making an attempt of a million gallons of jatropha a day. This will be a challenge, but if it works, it will surely “bear the fruits” for the Costa Rica economy. Biofuels often face critics who say they are too expensive to produce. Another criticism is that growing food for fuel takes food away from the people that need it most. The jatropha turns out to be a plant that is not edible and will not take on as many critics as others. UBA is considered by other energy companies as one of the top 25 entrepreneur companies in the world.
It is quick bits like this in the news and the idea that Costa Rica’s leaders of state will be hosting a conference this June 14th – June 16th for all to attend (those that will pay the $800 ticket price) to listen to some of the ideas for the future of the economy with the theme being “Accelerating the Shift Towards a Low Carbon Economy“.
With the so called “green-movement” becoming more and more a part of everyday lives it is without question a part of the developing and construction sector of Costa Rica. Costa Rica is a country that is known for having some of the most lush tropical biodiversity on the planet that almost everyone can agree is worth protecting. For this reason it has become a destination for ecotourism family adventures and vacation home real estate.
Well it turns out you do not have to be living in a vacation home or visiting Costa Rica and staying in an ecolodge to experience living green. There are more and more technologies making their way into the market for everyday living and building. The new science of biomimicry is one of the fastest growing trends that architects feel will take living green to the next level. The biomimicry is basically designing homes and other parts of society around some of the concepts of nature.
Costa Rica is the perfect country to take on the new challenges of developing in a sustainable and green form as the country has a number of sources of clean-energy, a booming ecotourism market, and the desire to be carbon neutral by 2020.
In the British magazine of “Foreign Direct Investment” it listed San Jose as one of the top five cities of the future, making it the only city from Central America to make the top five. This was based on which cities they felt had the best opportunity for business expansion, economic development, and inward investment.
This study was based on a total of 405 cities from the America’s. The top cities were New York and Chicago and Mexico has four cities in the top 10. The cities of Alajuela, Heredia, and Santa Ana (suburbs of San Jose) were also high on the list for being what is called the top Micro-cities. The micro-city is referring to smaller populations.
This is a positive compliment for the city of San Jose that each day it begins to look more and more like a capital city that people from all over the world are starting to discover.
Guanacaste is the spot that has seem to put Costa Rica on the real estate map in the last decade. Through tough economic times and a number of other worldly test it seems Guanacaste is not settling down and the most obvious sign would have to be a $27million dollar expansion to the Liberia Airport.
A good sign for the Guanacaste area because this means the 900 passengers that fit in the airport before will now fit 1500 and even some room for a coffee shop and food court.
From looking at this from a real estate perspective it can only mean good things to come. If the infrastructure is improving starting with the airport and roads which are all pretty much improvements of the past then the sky is the limit for those that want to invest and give this “gold coast” a try.
If you have ever owned an Apple anything you will know that they have some of the best customer service on the planet. Well it looks as if Apple is going to take the gamble and let ICE represent their customer service on the new IPhone 4. If you want an IPhone 4 it was stated in La Nacion that ICE will be distributing them and also giving the customer service.
This should be interesting and personally if I was an owner of one of the new IPhone 4′s which someday would be nice I would probably get on line or call one of Apple’s 800 numbers. Nothing against ICE but do you really think the customer service of an IPhone 4 fits into the daily agenda of the many things ICE has going on?
I will say though on a bit of a more positive note for ICE I have always been impressed how the tech support in your local ICE office has quite a bit of knowledge of the many different brands and types of cell phones that come their way. I am a blackberry guy and they have been able to do everything needed so I guess we should give them a chance with the I Phone 4 before we make any assumptions that it might be too much for them.
Many of us watched the opening ceremonies to the new stadium in San Jose which much anticipation of seeing the most decorated soccer player on all the planet. Lionel Messi from Argentina and his national team were invited for a friendship game in San Jose in the new stadium against Costa Rica’s “La Sele”. To the surprise of many Messi did not even play in the game but spent his time on the bench watching the second string team of Argentina battle for a 0 – 0 tie game against Costa Rica.
Why did Messi not Play?
I am not your average sports daily writer but with the buzz around Costa Rica of why Messi did not play I thought I would break it down to simple economics. If you were watching the game you noticed before the game even started that there were commercials for “Real Madrid vs. Barcelona” which is a very important game that is being played in Spain next week. Unless you live on Mars you probably know that Messi plays for Barcelona and Barcelona pays Messi a lot of money. Just to give you an idea of why Messi did not even for a second consider playing you might want to take a look at these numbers of what he was making during that game for sitting on the bench.
Barcelona Pays Messi:
Daily Pay: $49,600
Hourly Pay: $6,204
Paid per Minute: $102
This is what we call a serious investment and by Messi not playing Barcelona was just protecting their investment like any good business would do. It is unfortunate that we did not see Messi play against “La Sele” but when you deal on the professional level as Messi does you have to realize that: professional is defined as – engaged in a specific activity as one’s main paid occupation rather than a pastime.
Don’t worry thought I think Costa Rica will beat Argentina in the next world cup in Brazil and I am sure Messi will play then.
If you have been to the Multi Plaza Mall recently you might want to make your way down to the very end of the new section. Here you will find one of the most fastest growing brand names that has arrived to Costa Rica. The store of North Face is in the Multi Plaza Mall now and it is doing very well.
The North Face brand is one of the more common outdoor brands in the USA and produces quality clothing, bags, and shoes. You can even buy a tent if you are looking for one or just get a rain jacket for the soon to come rainy season here in Costa Rica.
There are many new stores in Costa Rica and this is one that the country of Costa Rica was missing. Being a place of outdoor beauties they were lacking the outdoor apparel stores which Columbia is now also competing for the market with North Face. The Multi-Plaza Mall is located in Escazu and the North Face store is located on top floor at the exit of the new extension of the mall.
You might know that one of peoples first question is when is the best time to visit Costa Rica. If you are shopping for real estate in Costa Rica you will want to come see it during it’s best moments and on that note you also might be interested in what your property looks like in the so called rainy season of Costa Rica.
Here in the tropics you will have a pretty solid dry season from January to April and then after those months you are looking at a 2 hour shower in the afternoon. The heavy rainy months are during September and October.
These rainy months can vary depending on what part of the country you are looking at. The Guanacaste area as become one of the more popular areas because of it’s lack of rain. This gave everyone the idea of beautiful beaches and lots of sunshine.
In recent years though with the construction of the new highway and the improvement of the coastal highway many investors have decided to make the central and southern zone down by Dominical their area of searching for real estate. You might get a few more inches of rain a year but having evergreen plants as compared to deciduous plants of the Guanacaste area is worth to many the sacrifice of just a few less days of sunshine throughout the year.
If you are interested in shopping for Real Estate just let us know and we will try and give you the best idea of the many different micro-climates of Costa Rica and it’s tropical weather. All in all what you hear most is that Costa Rica is the eternal spring and if you are coming for a Costa Rica family vacation or to shop for some real estate the enternal spring is hard to beat.
If there was ever a better time to buy property Guanacaste I think many that know the area would say it is NOW! The tourism has gone up by 23% from last year which is an astonishing number. What is happening is there are still people that have some pretty good deals for sale in Guanacaste and now is the time to make that investment before everyone catches on to the idea that Guanacaste might be getting it’s second wind.
Where to buy in Guanacaste
It all depends what you are looking for when you are deciding what to shop for in Guanacaste. There are a number of different places you can shop. The airport of Liberia lets not forget is just less than an hour on good roads to the town of Tamarindo. The Tamarindo area is a bit crowded and very developed and is often used as a place for people on their Costa Rica family vacation. It is still a great spot and great investment if that is the vibe you are looking for. Also you can find a number of beaches that run along the peninsula of Guanacaste such as Playas del Coco, Playa Potrero, Playa Conchal, and Playa Flamingo just to name a few. All of these beaches are beautiful in their own way
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1) The weather. NASA says CR has the best weather of any country in the world, however there are great variances in weather over the country. We examined various places in CR to find what we thought was the most perfect weather in the country. We ruled out the coasts as they are too hot, requiring air-conditioning most of the year. We ruled out the very high elevations due to cold/rainy conditions. The city of Turrialba is in a valley and is too hot much of the year but the lower mountains above Turrialba are perfect. The all time record high for here is 85F. However, were we live when it gets around 80F we get a strong cooling breeze. We never need heat or air conditioning. In the 7 years we have lived here the only times we have had bad weather has been a week or so in Oct/Nov when will be cloudy with light rain. Also, as you know CR is immune from Hurricanes.
United Country Properties in Costa Rica is a proud sponsor of the 2nd Annual SASY! Charity Golf Tournament to be held this Friday, May 4, 2012 at Valle del Sol in Santa Ana. United Country believes in giving back to the community by supporting local charities like SASY. SASY is a non-profit volunteer group dedicated to the prevention of animal abuse which funds nationwide spay/neuter campaigns.
The Howler monkeys must have digital alarm clocks because every morning at 5:30 a.m. on the dot, I awake to a chorus of male “Congos” as we call them. Their voices travel for miles through the rain forest and serve as a wake up call to the jungle. Shortly after they sound the alarm that a new day has dawned, the other species begin to stir. Green parrots take flight and announce that their squadron has taken to the air with ear piercing screeches that cannot be ignored. The soft cooing of a Dove in a nearby Coco Bola tree softens the blow of the raucous early risers. As the sun begins to rise above the jungle canopy that surrounds my house, soft rays of sunlight pierce through and illuminate the morning mist like beams from a light house. As I stand on the second level porch overlooking the garden, my favorite sentinel for the new day arrives with brilliant blue flashes and not a sound. The magnificent Blue Morpho butterflies take flight and enjoy the open spaces and sweet nectars of the garden. Reflecting on all of the natural beauty that surrounds me every morning, I am grateful and privileged to be awakened by the sounds of nature and knowing that I am alive to experience another Blue Morpho morning.
In an interview done with CEO of Properties in Costa Rica Arturo Guzman by the Real Estate Magazine a number of interested topics were discussed in regards to Costa Rican real estate. Arturo shares his thoughts on some of the current questions of the Costa Rica real estate market.
