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By “ocean front” I assume you mean 150 m from the shore. The first 150 m from the high tide line belong to the government. If you “buy” any land closer than that and build anything, the government can just come along with a bulldozer and remove it. You can’t legally buy any land within that limit, and if anyone says you can, they are lying.
Someone just mentioned this to me today, and I havent had time to check it out. Maybe someone here has some experience. He said it would probably be really cheap to take Mexicana from California to Mexico City, then from there to Costa Rica. Round trips from Ciudad Mexico to San Jose are supposed to be really cheap. Anyone?
Tried it. Got re-directed to a tech sales site and lots of pop-ups. What’s the secret?
to original poster, lazrlady:
The people who showed you the property probably don’t even own it. It’s the biggest scam in Costa Rica right now. It’s like buying the Brooklyn Bridge. Rotsa Ruck.
Edited on Apr 05, 2006 23:52
What I would do is to have all of my U.S. stock dividends and sell transactions direct-deposited to my U.S. bank checking account, then use my ATM card to withdraw from that account in Costa Rica.
If someone is so broke that they can’t pay their debts, how do they hope to make a living in Costa Rica? They have laws against immigrants working. You can start a business, and have Ticos working in it. But in order to start a business and establish an SA, I think you would have to have some kind of a background check, including a credit report. Moving to CR doesn’t seem like an answer to your problem.
Re: your comment about “sex tourism.” There is a difference between being a tourist and being a resident.
Edited on Apr 01, 2006 19:59
You could try this place. Kind of pricey but they have lots of good stuff.
And, of course, there’s always
and:
Those two don’t seem to have any information about ordering online, but at least you can get this week’s prices.
Edited on Mar 22, 2006 15:45
Speaking of which, does anyone know of a really good hospital or clinic in Heredia? All I could find on the map is the Hospital San Vicente on the SW side of town. Anyone know about this place?
Thanks, Scott. I understand there are lots of nurseries around, and you can alway go and check out the plants that will work in the area.
I just found some info on zones. The zone system is based on annual Minimum temperature. According to the temperature table, most of Costa Rica would be considered Zone 11, where minimum annual temperature would be above 40 degrees F. Some of the higher elevations would probably be zone 9 – 10.
There’s an old saying, “Don’t buy a pig in a poke.” A poke, apparently, is a sack. In other words, don’t pay money for something you haven’t seen. It’s common sense. Sometimes it seems that common sense isn’t all that common anymore.
I really don’t know that much about Paragon, but I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. They could be a very honest company that invested a lot of money in land in Costa Rica, invested more in roads and infrastructure, got bogged down in delays from the Government, and has run out of money to complete the development, so they need advance deposits from customers to finance the completion of the projects. That doesn’t make them dishonest or a bad company, just one that was under-capitalized from the beginning. So, I’m not going to say anything bad about them, or jump on any bashing bandwagon. We’ll see how it plays out.
On the other hand, I’m not going to buy any property from them.
I would worry more about Dengue than either typhoid or malaria, which are really practically non-existent in Costa Rica, despite what the CDC says. Dengue is very serious, one form is deadly, and there is no vaccine for it. But it is relatively easy to avoid.
Don’t bother with travelers checks, most places don’t like them, I hear. Bring cash, small bills, and your ATM card from your regular bank, which will work in CR. You can withdraw either dollars or colones at most machines, I believe. And your Visa, of course. Dollars can be converted to colones at most hotels, which I believe is the best place. Banks take too long, and many other businesses probably won’t give you the correct exchange rate.
This is my understanding from what I have read. If someone has more accurate information, please share.
