Information Sources
Internet Sites for Information about Costa Rica and Real Estate.
www.amcostarica.com (A Web site for daily news in English.)
www.american-european.net (A Web site useful for anyone thinking of buying real estate in Costa Rica.)
www.arcrnet/index.html (Web site of the Association of Residents of Costa Rica.)
www.businesscostarica.com/ (A Web site advising on doing business in Costa Rica.)
www.centralamerica.com/cr/info (A Web site of general information about Costa Rica.)
www.costarica.com/ (A Web site of general and travel information about Costa Rica.)
www.costaricabooks.com/ (A Web site about Christopher Howard’s publications and services. It has all of the books you will need for living in Costa Rica including The New Golden Door to Retirement and Living in Costa Rica, Guide to Costa Rican Spanish and Guide to Real Estate in Costa Rica)
www.costricabuilder.com (A Web site with information on building a house in Costa Rica.)
www.costaricahomepages.com (A general Web site about traveling in Costa Rica.)
www.costaricainfo.com/ (A Web site for travelers coming to Costa Rica.)
www.costaricaweb.com/ (A Web site covering general, tourist, real estate and business issues associated with Costa Rica.)
www.dominical.biz (A Web site and a blog helpful for those living and buying real estate in the Dominical area.)
www.dominical-costarica.com/ (Web site with information on Dominical.)
www.escazunews.com (Web site with a lot of information on real estate and living in the Escazú, Santa Ana area of San José.
www.infocostarica.com/ (A Web site of general information on Costa Rica.)
www.internationalliving.com/costa_rica/index.html (Web site on buying real estate overseas. This link is for Costa Rica alone, but the main Web site covers a number of different countries including Panama and Nicaragua. This information seems to slanted towards to the countries where they have real estate interests)
www.liveincostarica.com (A Web site with Christopher Howard’s retirement and investment tours. Christopher Howard is the author of the perennial bestselling “New Golden Door to Retirement and Living in Costa Rica”. Over the last 29 years he has personally helped 1000s of people move to Costa Rica successfully. He is considered the foremost expert in all aspects of living and investing in the country.)
(These one-of-a-kind tours are not just for those thinking of moving to Costa Rica, but for real estate investors too. All tours include visits to properties in different areas. The Central and South Pacific tour is for those people interested in living or investing at the beach. The Central Valley Tour is for anyone interested in the inland areas. There is also a Combo Tour which includes both the beach and Central Valley. This is the most popular tour since it will help you decide if the beach or Central Valley is the best for you. All tours include a valuable two-day seminar by experts in their respective fields. By taking this tour you will have all of the information and contacts you need to make the move.)
www.visitcostarica.com/ict/paginas/home.asp?ididioma=2 (The official Web site of the Institute of Tourism from the Costa Rican government.)
Magazines
Ambitos: Weekly real estate supplement which is published on Saturday’s by La Nación
Casa Galería: A bilingual magazine with articles on gated communities and resorts and advertising real estate. Web site: www.casagaleria.com Tel/Fax: 2289-4818
Costa Rica Real Estate & Tourism: Real estate magazine in English advertising properties listed by real estate agents, gated communities and resorts, and articles on regions and real estate issues of Costa Rica. Web site: www.thecostaricaguide.com Email: info@thecostaricaguide.com sales@thecostaricaguide.com Tel: 2289-4293 Fax: 2289-4171 Cell: 8883-9535
Costa Rica Realty Guide: Magazine advertising homes listed by real estate agents, resorts and gated communities. Web site: www.costaricarealtyguide.com
Costa Rica Travel & Business: a real estate magazine published in English, Spanish, Italian and Chinese by Editorial Grupo Web site: www.TravelAndBusinessMagazine.com Email: info@tbmagazine Tel: 2291-1762 Fax: 2291-1786
Estilos & Casas: A showcase for fine homes. Email: esticasa@racsa.CO.cr Tel: 2234-3197 Fax: 2224-8485
Inmobilia: Magazine selling real estate in Latin American countries including Costa Rica. Web site: www.inmobilia.com/default/home.php?pais=15&idi=en Email: inmobilia@racsa.co.cr Tel: 2288-2728/2839 2289-5540
4SaleByOwner: Magazine for owners to sell their property without the use of a realtor. Web site: www.forsalebyownercostarica.com Email: vanessa@forsalebyownercostarica.com Tel: 2290-8181 Fax: 2231-6823
Tico Times Real Estate and Construction Supplement: Published by the Tico Times a couple of times a year. They Also publish a construction supplement periodically.
Vista: Coldwell Banker’s real estate magazine for Costa Rica. Web site: www.cbcostarica.com
Newspapers
Spanish
Al Dia: Web site: www.aldia.co.cr/hoy/
El Financiero: Costa Rica’s financial newspaper Web site: www.elfinancierocr.com/edactual/
La Nación: The newspaper with the widest circulation in Costa Rica Web site: www.nacion.com
La República: Anoher financial newspaper Web site: www.larepublica.net
Semanario Universidad: The University of Costa Rica’s newspaper (left wing.) Web site: www.semanerio.ucr.ac.cr
English
The Beach Times: An English-language newspaper based in Northwest Guanacaste.
AM Costa Rica: Online Web site: www.amcostarica.com
Inside Costa Rica: Online Website: www.insidecostarica.com
The Guanacaste Journal: An English-language newspaper covering national, international and regional Guanacaste news. Web site www.guanacastejournal.com
The Tico Times: Costa Rica’s National English-language newspaper. Web site: www.ticotimes.net
DailyPinto: Costa Rica in little bits. Online Web site: www.dailypinto.com
Seminars
ARCR
A two-day seminar covering all your needs for relocating to Costa Rica. Experts include attorneys, realtors, movers, travel agents, learning Spanish, title guarantors, health, insurance and banking.
Web site: www.arcr.net/seminar.htm
