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I friend of mine works for a group of investors that just bought some land there near Nuevo Arenal, Tilaran and Tronadora. They were having some trouble getting straight answers from some of the officials regarding building policies and some other stuff, they are now organizing the neighbors in some sort of an association that deals directly with the politicians in charge of the area. Shoot me an email and I will put you in touch with them.
Pranaspakeywest, I have a pretty good lead on Mr.Vindas, plus another architect who actually produces bamboo.
An international airport is set to be built in the area, I heard it will be a larger runway than SJO. I guess they were looking at the Buenos Aires zone for its construction but there was something wrong with the land so they are looking around. This airport will bring a lot of improvement and infraestructure down south, and since its Arias pursuing this, I would take it as a given. Let´s just hope there are no potholes on it.
Edited on May 09, 2006 09:13
What you need to do is find a friendly place and store it there. Sometimes you can find info on message boards outside MasxMenos Escazu, or even someone at The Pub will know. Let me know if u need me to point u in the right direction.
Unfortunately, I can´t say for sure what the deal is with parking tickets. With any other kind of ticket such as speeding violation, seatbelt, etc&. they are added to your driver´s license, and you have to pay them when you go to renew them. As far as parking tickets goes, if I have the chance I will find out for you, but if not, the ¨Parquimetros¨ (parking meter) office is located in the upstairs of the Mercado Central, believe it or not, there is an upstairs, and a couple of years ago I contested a few tickets there.
The finger prints are only taken at the police headquarters near Centro Comercial del Sur, this is in San Jose. As our friends here said, it is an essential part of the process. I believe their office is open until 4:00pm or 3:30pm. Traffic will be an issue when getting there, so make sure you leave home with plenty of time. If you are familiar with the neighborhood you can get there via Parque de la Paz. I know a couple taxi drivers that work with inmigration lawyers that can get you there, if you need assistance let me know, if I could I would take you there myself, but since I´m tied up at the office all the time I will just point you in the right direction.
You HAVE to try Dr.Zuria Gonzalez. I´d say 90% of the Americans and Europeans in Escazu go to her, her work is just outstanding, she is so kind and loving, she pulled out two of my wisdom teeth while I watched Nickelodeon at her office, we were done before I even began to stress. You can ask anyone, specially the people at The Pub in Escazu, if you need contact info for The Pub or Dr.Gonzalez let me know, though I visit The Pub more often and more willingly than the dentist I can point you the right direction.
Skl, some friends will be traveling around with a large crew that is spotting locations for the new Mel Gibson movie in CostaRica, most of them make a living out of traveling with people and they will be available, let me know if I can point you in the right direction there.
Hello, I have some friends that were actually born in the area some 30 years ago, when there was no electricity or anything. They are what we consider natives, and some of them still own land out there. One thing to watch is the following, years ago sales were not formalized, people would just hand people money and move in, many of these properties are still in the original owner´s name which is a problem if you wish to buy from the current owner. You should really look into this before making any type of commitment. Other than that the area is just awesome, I usually walk from Puerto Viejo to Punta Uva through the beach, which takes me a couple of hours and a little part safari through the mountain, and its always so rewarding to get there. Some old friends from Guapiles own land at the top of the hills there, the view is just AWESOME.
Being a CostaRican and all, I just wanted to get away from everybody, and I bought some beautiful land out there in Bahia Gigante. The entire area remains undeveloped, and the road is pretty bad all the way from the ferry to the property. The original owner was a canadian gentleman, my next door neighboor is my mom, and to the other side is my uncle, across the street there is a protected area that leads to the peninsula waters, which are usually calm, and the sand is white as chalk. A Scottish guy owns a little bar by the beach, and that is plenty as far as refreshemnts and food. We dont need, and we dont want Subway, Pizza Hut and the other money grubbers there.
Edited on May 08, 2006 08:47
Pranaspakeywest, there is one person that comes to mind when I think of Bamboo in Costa Rica, is a gentleman last name Vindas, he was the head of the bamboo program until it was discarded by the government, and has Japanese training, you know how they are down there with their bamboo. Now, he might be difficult to locate for I´ve lost contact with his family some ten years ago, but if you are still looking I´m sure there´s a way to find him, and I will be glad to help, after all Costa Rica is a really small place.
I agree, as I always say to people when it comes to doing business in Costa Rica, ¨the rules of common sense do not apply down here, and common sense is actually not such a common thing anymore¨. Always check ownership status, Always see the land personally or have someone check it out, several companies offer this service, they will go and check it out for you and even do the registry investigation. Also, you can now use one of the big title insurance companies to get the title stuff sorted out. If you don´t know anybody with contacts who can help you out with this just let me know, I´ll point you on the right direction.
