Archive for July, 2009

Sunset at Costa Blanca Gulf of Papagayo Costa Rica

Saturday, July 25th, 2009 Posted in Costa Rica, Costa Rica Lifestyle | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_266" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Gulf of Papagayo sunset from Costa Blanca"][/caption] Friends told us to watch the sunset at Costa Blanca, a hotel overlooking the Gulf of Papagayo in Costa Rica, ... Read more..

Bed & Breakfast coming to Tres Rios de Coronado in Costa Rica

Friday, July 24th, 2009 Posted in Costa Rica, Costa Rica Travel | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_262" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ocaso Cerro B&B site in Costa Rica"][/caption] Soon there will be a new bed & breakfast in Tres Rios de Coronado in Costa Rica. Our clients, Chuck ... Read more..

Costa Rica development post deleted

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Costa Rica | Comments Off

Recently I blogged about a development we visited - and liked - in Costa Rica. A negative comment was posted by someone who had purchased there. I contacted the developer ... Read more..

Costa Rica homes ARE selling

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Costa Rica, Costa Rica Homes, Market Reports | 1 Comment »

[caption id="attachment_245" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="View of Peninsula Papagayo from Vistas del Pacifico home"][/caption] Costa Rica homes ARE selling, especially when they're priced well. Just 3 weeks ago Tami and I were ... Read more..

Get help buying real estate in Costa Rica

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Costa Rica, Costa Rica Buyer Tips | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_241" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Costa Rica Sunset from Hotel El Valero"][/caption] It's SO important to use a reputable real estate agent and a reputable attorney when you buy real estate in ... Read more..

Vistas del Pacifico Playa Panama Costa Rica

Thursday, July 16th, 2009 Posted in Costa Rica, Costa Rica Developments | 1 Comment »

[caption id="attachment_237" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Vistas del Pacifico pool overlooking Papagayo Costa Rica"][/caption] Vistas del Pacifico is a gated, hillside community just 25 minutes from the Liberia International Airport in Guanacaste Costa ... Read more..

Costa Rica to raise property taxes on luxury homes

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 Posted in Costa Rica, Costa Rica Buyer Tips, Costa Rica Real Estate Info | Comments Off

Knowing that low property taxes are one of the attractions of Costa Rica property, we were a bit concerned when we read on our recent trip to Costa Rica that ... Read more..

Costa Rica – hedge your land purchase

Monday, July 13th, 2009 Posted in Costa Rica, Costa Rica Buyer Tips, Costa Rica Properties | 1 Comment »

[caption id="attachment_226" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="3 bedroom luxury condominiums at Del Pacifico Costa Rica"][/caption] Del Pacifico, a master planned community of 700 acres on the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, between ... Read more..

Share Costa Rica with nature

Saturday, July 11th, 2009 Posted in Costa Rica, Costa Rica Lifestyle | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_222" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Monkey finds Costa Rica a land of plenty"][/caption] Costa Rica has over 100 types of mammals and over 800 species of birds. 25% of the entire country ... Read more..

Horseback riding on the beach in Costa Rica

Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in Costa Rica, Costa Rica Lifestyle | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_219" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Horseback riding on the beach in Costa Rica"][/caption] One of the things that Tami most enjoys in Costa Rica is horseback riding - not in a ring ... Read more..