Not to be confused with the mountainous region north of San Jose, about half way between the Pacific side cities of Uvita (South of the Dominical) and Puerto Cortes, lies the growth-targeted natural wonderland of another, Coronado. While tourist and retirees were flocking to Costa Rica's northern Pacific Coast which has been perceived as the country's first hot spot, further South (about 240 … [Read more...]
Costa Rica NatureAir – Kids Fly Free – Flying Tips
07/31/2009 by Leave a Comment
Getting around Costa Rica can be a pain in the ass when taking land transportation, like renting a car or any type of bus, either public, shuttle or private. When one vacations, just traveling from San Jose to Jaco (the closest beach) the 1 1/2 hr drive can be a full day of adventure, but more likely, stressful, due to traffic and weather conditions ... so flying is the way to go to allow more … [Read more...]
Buying Property In Costa Rica – Taxes, Capital Gains, Corporation
07/25/2009 by 5 Comments
The cool thing about Costa Rica, a foreigner can buy real estate and pass that title down, unlike Mexico where foreigner can only lease, and cannot buy, which as caused numerous disputes when titles suddenly change and/or were fraudulently made. The best way to buy real estate is set up a anonymous corporation instead of putting the property in an individual name. You will need a good … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Squatters – Legal Procedures
07/19/2009 by 3 Comments
We got a couple of emails this week on US residents who own property in Costa Rica and suddenly were informed that their property was claimed by squatters rights. Well, we do not give out legal advice, nor do we get involved in stuff like this - all we could do is refer them to several Costa Rica attorneys who might help them. However, we did some online searching from several government … [Read more...]
Ecotourism, Corporate Greed, and Development
03/10/2009 by 3 Comments
Today the Osa Peninsula's most beautiful beach, full of turtle nests, has been destroyed by bulldozer and backhoes. The municipalidad in Golfito is tearing apart everything beautiful about the OSA. HELP! Back in September, 2008 the Tico Times Directory started to receive emails like the one above. Now the questions, has the peaceful Central American nation tourist reputation on protecting … [Read more...]
Investing in Costa Rica
02/25/2009 by 6 Comments
Dubbed as the" Silicon Valley of Latin America" Costa Rica has become in the last five years more appealing due to its investment-friendly climate and government policies on attracting foreign investors. With world-wide economy at a downfall especially the U.S. commercial leaders like, Microsoft, GE, Abbot Laboratories, Continental Airways and Intel Corporation continual to make sizable … [Read more...]
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