Costa Rica Investment – Real Estate, Retire and Live

My first time in Jaco (about 20 years ago) it was a sleepy and traditional Costa Rican town that did not even have a stop light. Three years ago the skyline was filled with high-rise construction on the feeding frenzy of developers and speculators investing in property. However, that has changed, most investors are doing [...]

Qatar’s Investment In Costa Rica – Emir’s Arrivial

With China investing heavily in Costa Rica in the last few years, it appears that the Middle East country of Qatar may be taking an investment  interest in Costa Rica also.
The ruler of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, is now in Costa Rica and staying at, The Four Seasons on the Papagayo peninsula. [...]

Alico To Sell Insurance In Costa Rica – INS Competition

It seems that  CAFTA may be working …  for over 50 years, American Life Insurance Company  has been dedicated to working families in Canada and the US  won conditional approval this week to sell insurance in Costa Rica.
This company will operate under the name of Alico Costa Rica and the license is requested for the [...]

General Electric Closes Main Offices in Costa Rica

General Electric’s CEO Jeffrey Immelt is making $20 million a year, living in a mansion in New England, and selling parts to the Iranian military that are being used to make weapons that are killing, American Troops in Iraq.
GE has long had a corporate presence in Iran, which U.S. officials say is providing weapons and [...]

Paving Starting On Costa Rica’s Coastal Highway From Quepos to Dominical

A picture is worth a thousand words. The photos are taken just a couple of days ago of a very tiny portion of the newly-paved 44 km (27 mile) stretch of the Costa Rica’s coastal highway (Costañera Sur) leading south from Quepos to Dominical.
It’s been a long time coming, but at last this major public [...]