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    Selling your Costa Rica home in today’s Unstable Market

    In today's market many Costa Rican sellers want to know the secret to selling their homes in record time. Sellers want to know ways to salvage the equity they've accrued over the past years.Unfortunately, there is no magical formula...

    Ocean Views! $200k lots selling for $50k! Costa Rica Buyers’ Market!

    These lots are located on the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, famous for having the cleanest, most beautiful beaches in the world. Just minutes away from Hermosa beach and Playa Jaco, its perfect for those that want to be close to a population center but still want secluded privacy.These lots are located on the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, famous for having the cleanest, most beautiful beaches in the world. Just minutes away from Hermosa beach and Playa Jaco, its perfect for those that want to be close to a population center but still want secluded privacy.

    Historic Preservation: The Rebirth of a Community

    Like many neighborhoods throughout the United States in the late 1950’s and 1960’s, Ybor City, the “Latin Quarter” of Tampa, Florida, fell prey to the SUBURBANIZATION of America.  Shortly after World War II, the masses started leaving the city...

    Building Your Dream Home in a Foreign Country: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly!

    So this is the scenario:  You have been working hard and saving your money for the past (30) years and now you are thinking of moving to paradise and building that dream home for you and your sweetie.  Sound...

    What Happens When U.S. Taxpayers Expatriate to Costa Rica?

    Depending on who you talk to, the term “expatriate” may have slightly different meanings.  For most people, an “expatriate” is any person living for an extended period in a country different from the country where they are a citizen....

    Biofuels Potential to Transform the Global Economy

    After years of existing largely as an environmentalist’s fantasy, commercial production of biofuels for the world civil aviation industry is slowly becoming a fact, with production starting up across three continents.The leading contenders for biofuel feedstocks are jatropha and camelina,...

    Costa Rica will host Latin American Microenterprise Forum in October

    The XIV Inter-American Microenterprise Forum (Foromic 2011) will be hosted in San José, Costa Rica from October 10-12, 2011.The forum, a microfinance and microenterprise development event in Latin America and the Caribbean, is organized by the Multilateral Investment Fund...

    Costa Rica and Offshore Investment

    Costa Rica’s offshore investment has increased steadily over the past 15 years.The largest areas of growth is still real estate, but new growth sectors in Biofuels and Medical Travel has seen a sharp rise in the past 5 years.Costa...

    MEP announces plan for accessible technology in rural areas

    The project aims to equip rural students and teachers with computers, connect them to the Internet, and provide training.

    Balmy Costa Rica as seen from a Texas BBQ pit

    Kat Sunlove, TheCostaRicaNews.comHere in West Texas where my husband Layne and I are visiting my mother, it was 100 degrees at 8:00 p.m. last night, well beyond a tropical comfort level. The old saying, “You could fry an egg...
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    Playa Blanca, Costa Rica: A Tranquil Escape into Nature’s Embrace

    Playa Blanca, meaning "White Beach" in Spanish, is a captivating gem nestled along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica....
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