Costa Rica Living On The Caribbean - Top 19 Reasons To Live On The Caribbean Coast

Costa Rica Realtor - Manuel Pinto

1. Unspoiled nature and virgin beaches. Some of the prettiest beaches in the world.
2. More like Jamaica, less like Costa Rica. Caribbean culture with food, music and lifestyle. The average local person speaks ENGLISH!
3. Culturally very mixed. More Europeans, less Americans. Over 40 nationalities in the Cahuita and Puerto Viejo area. Great food choices and great music.
4. Something for everyone in the ocean: surfing, snorkeling, diving, fishing, sunbathing and kayaking.
5. Better weather. Not as hot in the day and cooler at night. We don't need air conditioning here! Almost no one has it. We sleep with comforters at night.
6. Only 3-4 hours from San Jose. Relatively easy trip into the capital city.
7. Still many years behind economically. Many entrepreneurial opportunities available.
8. Strong sense of community.
9. Not a single home is visible from any of the beaches! They are all well hidden behind trees.
10. Less racism. And possibly less crime!
11. More affordable land prices. Although prices are rising.
12. Variety of wildlife that CAN be seen everyday.
13. Green all year. Varied rain months offer an evergreen forest and wells do not dry up.
14. Franchise free region and we hope it stays that way.
15. No high rise buildings. No serious developments and we hope it stays that way.
16. Great bicycling and walking along the coastal road.
17. Multilingual and multicultural.
18. Hurricane free! We are below the 10th parallel and hurricanes do not make it down here!
19. Close to Panama. Great for that three month tourist visa exit.

Our thanks to Manuel Pinto of CARIBE SUR Brokers for this information on the Caribbean. The only CCCBR-affiliated (Costa Rica Chamber of Real Estate Brokers) brokers based on the Caribbean coast, CARIBE SUR Brokers cover the area south from Limón down to Manzanillo.

Beachfront land goes from US$60 - 100 m2 and ocean-view constructions from US$150K - 700K although the market is limited for this kind of property.

Inland from the beach, land prices vary from US$15 - $50 m2 and well inland, about 3 km 1.86 miles) from the beach for US$2 to $10m2. Houses in Limon sell for between US$100K - US$250K.

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