| With a growing economy, investing in Costa Rica has | | | | Some investors choose to locate in the booming city |
| become a popular choice in recent years. The tropical | | | | of San Jose, a bustling urban metropolis located 1,150 |
| paradise, which boasts lush rainforests, breathtaking | | | | meters above the country's agriculturally fertile central |
| mountain vistas and relaxing beach retreats, is also a | | | | valley. The city boasts a population of close to 300 |
| growing economic force in Central America. | | | | thousand and represents over one-third of the nation's |
| Costa Rica's chief economic sustenance is from | | | | population. It is also highly modernized, offering many |
| tourism, agriculture and electronics. With the adoption | | | | typically North American shopping venues as well as |
| of the Central American Foreign Trade Agreement | | | | the latest in technological advances. |
| (CAFTA), many Fortune 500 companies, including IBM, | | | | Other Costa Rica real estate can be found in thriving |
| Intel, Chiquita and Sony are investing in Costa Rica with | | | | beach communities in the North Pacific, Central Pacific |
| resources and jobs. The country's primary exports | | | | and lower Caribbean regions of the country. In these |
| include coffee, bananas, sugar, pineapples, textiles, | | | | areas, you will find a plethora of Costa Rica land for |
| electronic components and medical equipment. | | | | sale. Each area has its own special advantages, |
| Another area that the country has seen vast fiscal | | | | however, collectively they all offer desirable beachfront |
| growth is in land development. Real estate in Costa | | | | properties and calming ocean breezes. |
| Rica has become of great interest to foreign investors. | | | | At one time Costa Rica property was not thought to |
| The name Costa Rica means "rich coast" and the | | | | be a wise asset because of its relatively low resale |
| country is showing just that, by providing investors with | | | | value. Today, however, the worth of Costa Rica land |
| a vast number of prime real estate choices in beauty | | | | is rising at an astounding rate, making it a shrewd |
| and land value. Costa Rica beach properties are | | | | investment for resale purposes. In addition, with the |
| among the most popular, however, there are many | | | | diverse topography of Costa Rica land, it is just as |
| other types of Costa Rica property that are just as | | | | desirable to make the country a permanent home. |
| lucrative. | | | | |