About The Book
About the Authors
In order to create an accurate guidebook of this scope and magnitude it was necessary to select writers with experience in the field of economics, real estate, newspaper reporting and photo journalism. Many candidates were interviewed but the two below proved by far to be the most qualified for this three-year project.
About the Publisher
This book was written under the auspicious and watchful eye of Christopher Howard. Besides publishing this guidebook Mr. Howard wrote some of the sidebars and contributed to the reference section.
Casa Pura Vida 37: Playa Lagarto Eco Development & Resort
- Price:
- $125,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 12
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 1/1
- Location:
- Veintisiete de Abril, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Western View
- Total Lot Size:
- 248.98 m² (2,679.99 sq ft)
Contemporary Design, Remodeled Kitchen Puerta De Hierro Garden Home: Near the Coast House For Sale in Pozos
- Price:
- $435,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 31
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Pozos, Pozos, Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Other
- Total Lot Size:
- 365.00 m² (3,928.81 sq ft)
Income producing Contemporary Home with Apartment: House For Sale in Trejos Montealegre
- Price:
- $370,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 20
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/3
- Location:
- Trejos Montealegre, Escazú, Escazú, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- Other
- Total Lot Size:
- 428.00 m² (4,606.94 sq ft)
Jaco Luxury Ocean Front Lot
- Price:
- $4,500,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 23
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Jacó, Garabito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Beach View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.64 ha (1.58 acre)
Apartment For Sale in la Peregrina
- Price:
- $199,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 24
- Property Type:
- Apartment
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- la Peregrina, Uruca, San José, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 145.00 m² (1,560.76 sq ft)
Tropical Garden Hotel Downtown Jaco
- Price:
- $3,750,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Commercial Sale
- Images:
- 49
- Property Type:
- Beds/Baths:
- 14/14
- Location:
- Jacó, Garabito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 3,947.23 m² (42,487.46 sq ft)
Office for Rent Ultra Park II Heredia Costa Rica
- Price:
- $3,700 / month
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Commercial Lease
- Images:
- 16
- Property Type:
- Office Condo
- Beds/Baths:
- -/10
- Location:
- Lagunilla, Ulloa, Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 200.00 m² (2,152.77 sq ft)
Casa Cascada: Multi Unit Family Compound & Established Golf Cart Business Opportunity closed to Samara Beach
- Price:
- $795,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 31
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 5/5
- Location:
- Playa Samara, Nicoya, Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1,371.05 m² (14,757.80 sq ft)
Casa Comercial Uso Mixto Moravia: Sale of Commercial Property Near Plaza Lincoln - Prime Location!
- Price:
- $285,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Commercial Sale
- Images:
- 15
- Property Type:
- Mixed Use Building
- Beds/Baths:
- 6/3
- Location:
- Centro, San Vicente, Moravia, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- City View
- Total Lot Size:
- 334.00 m² (3,595.13 sq ft)
Educarte Parcel, 2 min away from Educarte: Welcome to this extraordinary opportunity in Huacas!
- Price:
- $1,500,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 15
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Huacas, Cabo Velas, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain, Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Beach View, Greenbelt View, Wooded View, Garden View, Ocean View, Valley View, Eastern View, Northern View, Western View, Southern View
- Total Lot Size:
- 8.71 ha (21.52 acre)
Finca Los Angeles: 281 Acre Farm with River, Lake, and Sunset views
- Price:
- $1,850,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 13
- Property Type:
- Agricultural Land
- Location:
- Los Angeles, Santa Rosa, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Valley View, Wooded View
- Total Lot Size:
- 113.83 ha (281.28 acre)
House For Sale in Piedades
- Price:
- $890,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 19
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/3
- Location:
- Piedades, Piedades, Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 4,487.00 m² (48,297.47 sq ft)
Casa Lunex: 3 Bedroom Ocean View Home sitting on 1.25+ Acre Mountain Side Land
- Price:
- $399,900
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 13
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/3
- Location:
- Villareal, Tamarindo, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside, Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Garden View, Mountain View, Ocean View, Valley View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.50 ha (1.24 acre)
Modern Jungle Villa: 4 Bedroom Modern Jungle Villa in Pristine Gated Community
- Price:
- $999,900
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 49
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/3
- Location:
- Playa Grande, Cabo Velas, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1,105.00 m² (11,894.07 sq ft)
Home Construction Site For Sale in Ciudad Hacienda Los Reyes
- Price:
- $200,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 6
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Ciudad Hacienda Los Reyes, Guácima, Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1,043.19 m² (11,228.76 sq ft)
Building for Sale in Heredia downtown.
- Price:
- $530,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Commercial Sale
- Images:
- 35
- Property Type:
- Freestanding Building
- Beds/Baths:
- -/8
- Location:
- Angeles, Los Ángeles, San Rafael, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- City View
- Total Lot Size:
- 306.00 m² (3,293.74 sq ft)
Condominio Francosta: House for sale in Franosta
- Price:
- $385,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 52
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/4
- Location:
- Barreal, Ulloa, Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Greenbelt View, Northern View, Southern View
- Total Lot Size:
- 320.00 m² (3,444.44 sq ft)
Casa de 3 Habitaciones en Condominio Río Escondido: House For Rent in Piedades
- Price:
- $1,200 / month
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Lease
- Images:
- 23
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/3
- Location:
- Piedades, Piedades, Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- City View, Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 132.00 m² (1,420.83 sq ft)
Home Construction Site For Sale in Esterillos
- Price:
- $59,900
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 10
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Esterillos, Parrita, Parrita, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2,656.00 m² (28,588.83 sq ft)
House for sale 25 minutes from Manuel Antonio
- Price:
- $360,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 19
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- Naranjito, Naranjito, Aguirre, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2,507.00 m² (26,985.02 sq ft)
Exclusive Finca Shambalah Lots
- Price:
- $209,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 9
- Property Type:
- Agricultural Land
- Location:
- Playa Avellanas, Tamarindo, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity, Countryside
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.70 ha (1.73 acre)
Casa Jarding: Near the Coast House For Sale in Pueblo Nuevo
- Price:
- $260,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 20
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/2
- Location:
- Pueblo Nuevo, Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Other
- Total Lot Size:
- 1,566.30 m² (16,859.45 sq ft)
Hermoso terreno en Exclusivo Condominio Ciudad Colón: Mountain Home Construction Site For Sale in Ciudad Colón
- Price:
- $140,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 13
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Ciudad Colón, Colón, Mora, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain
- View Type:
- City View, Mountain View, Greenbelt View, Wooded View, Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1,001.00 m² (10,774.63 sq ft)
Pacific Heights Parcel: Mountain Development Parcel For Sale in Playa Potrero
- Price:
- $795,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 14
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Playa Potrero, Tempate, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Wooded View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size:
- 6.41 ha (15.84 acre)
Monte Vista A11 Lot: Design Your Perfect Escape in a Luxury Gated Community
- Price:
- $699,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 13
- Property Type:
- Other
- Location:
- Playa Flamingo, Cabo Velas, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.52 ha (1.28 acre)