Roaming the Costa Rica real estate market

Real estate in Costa Rica is something that has become a great investment over the last 10 years.  The country offers a great lifestyle, taking full advantage of the ‘pura vida’ mentality.  I fell in love with the country about 10 years back on a trip throughout Central America.  I keep returning, year after year, and I have found that there is no place in the world quite like Costa Rica.

It seems that even with the worlds economic problems, tourism in Costa Rica remains strong-

“Studies show that during economic hardship people take shorter vacations, and tend to stay closer to home.  But with Costa Rica only a five hour or less flight, from most major US cities, international travelers are still coming, “said Alexi Huntley Khajavi, Chief Commercial Officer for NatureAir.  “It’s Costa Rica’s sustainable efforts, NatureAir’s safety record and nature based destinations that keeps us as a top destination for new and returning tourists “

Costa Rica’s domestic traffic growth is a global exception in a down market according to the Airports Council International. Although, the economic crisis has affected all countries worldwide, Costa Rica’s passenger growth continues to show promise.

Investment in Costa Rica real estate and beachfront property is always a good move given the countries stability, and beauty.  There are many eco concious developments springing up all over the coast.  The geography is so hilly here that the only way to build roads is to dynamite the hills, but now we are all doing eco-tourism,” she explained shrugging expressively. “So we’re not allowed to dynamite the hills anymore.”

It’s a national sacrifice that has paid off: Costa Rica is the original eco-tourism success story, the home of innovations like zip-line tours through the rainforest canopy, and a world leader with 25 per cent of its land protected from development. About 1.7 million tourists visited the tiny country (population four million) in 2005, generating an estimated $1.6 billion US in revenue, more than twice what exports of coffee and bananas bring to the country.