In the last few years Costa Rica has worked in attracting new airlines to offer service in the country. So far this year the Tourism Institute (ICT) confirms it has generated 96,501 additional seats thanks to the arrival of new airlines and the increase in the frequency of flights to

Well, what will 2018 bring?  We, here at CENTURY 21 Ballena Properties are seeing a big change in our business, in activity in the community! It is getting busier, and busier.  We are selling properties faster than ever!  We have lots of folks looking at properties, the agents are very

As we enter the first weeks of 2018, a new year, we often think about resolutions, dreams, and actions we want to take … it is all about the future and this is where it starts. Our readers come from varied backgrounds, varied climate zones and varied political challenges. These

I hear it all of the time. “Costa Rica is so expensive.“ “Costa Rica is so Americanized.“ “Costa Rica is so yesterday.“ And to be fair, in some parts of Costa Rica, it’s actually true. Cross the border into Nicaragua and you’ll notice that suddenly people are speaking Spanish again. Go to the southern

By Rita Okay, you’ve visited Costa Rica a couple of times, read everything you can get your hands on, and you’ve decided that you are ready to move here. The reality of such a big move hits you, and you want to make sure that every decision along the way

Bill and I came to Costa Rica for many reasons. But we also didn’t come for lots of reasons as well. We weren’t running away from family, debt, or jobs we hated.  We had family we loved and still do, jobs we liked, a great house with a fixed mortgage

To find the right property for you in Costa Rica, you may have to connect with your inner desires! What do you want your new life to look like, to be?  When we are first contacted by people interested in buying property in Costa Rica, we talk about what it is

It can’t possibly snow in Costa Rica – it’s the tropics Been there, seen that.  It’s unusual enough, but I grew up in Alberta and know snow when I see it.  It definitely snowed on us at the top of “Cerro de la Muerte” one November rainy day..   the highest point

Would you love to have a jungle and mountain view from your home? Is an ocean view not an option for you, because you are more into nature views? You have arrived at the right place; Costa Rica has other benefits that made this country world famous, besides the fact of not

In Costa Rica, we buy and sell land in square meters and in hectares, not in acres. And we measure houses in square meters, not in square feet. If you were educated in a different measurement system, it’ll take you a while to get used to it, but don’t give