Costa Rica Real Estate
The Red Mango Blog
Costa Rica's real estate market is exciting, dynamic, and full of opportunities. We've been involved in this market for over three years, and have collected a number of insights into local conditions and procedures. Here are some thoughts about our experiences! If you would like more information, don't hesitate to contact us.
What International Living has to say about Grecia
Posted 2010 Jul 10 10.44 GMT
Why Do So Many Expats Live in This Part of Costa Rica? Posted on May 26, 2010 by Suzan Haskins Grecia is a medium-sized town in Costa Rica’s Central Valley, about a 30-minute drive from San Jose. It’s half an hour that makes all the difference in the world, say expats who live here. Watch our video report here: http://www.you...
A New Home
Posted 2010 Jul 10 07.09 GMT
Just a quick note to say what a great day yesterday was. We sold a beautiful property to a couple from Nebraska about a year ago and yesterday I got to see the new house that they built on it. It is about 95% complete. Dean and Linda have taken advantage of the amazing view with huge bay windows and a sliding glass wall off of the great room. They move in this week and though tired from ...
Girls' road trip to the beach.
Posted 2010 Feb 24 07.40 GMT
Last week Janell and I went to the Nicoya Peninsula, in the northern part of Costa Rica, to check out famous Montezuma and Mal Pais beaches.   We left Grecia on Sunday morning, the day of Costa Rican election.  They are very enthusiastic about the elections, there is a lot of cheering, flag waving and fireworks. Streets are full of ...
Environmental Performance Index Released (PHOTOS): Which Nation Is Most Eco-Friendly
Posted 2010 Feb 02 04.59 GMT
   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/01/2010-environmental-perfor_n_442652.html   Costa Rica has risen from 5th to third.  Globally Costa Rica ranks behind only Iceland and Sweden.   Environmental experts at Yale and Columbia universities released their biannual Environmental Performance Index at the World Eco...
New properties and some photos of our place
Posted 2010 Jan 31 06.22 GMT
We found a bunch of new stuff this week. One of the stars is a 12 acre property in Naranjo. This land has some of the most amazing coffee that I have ever seen. If you are looking for a mountain farm in Costa Rica this is an amazing find!  There are several large building sites and a small creek atthe bottom. Owner is asking $135,000 which is a terrific value for this land. I will post...
My attempts at growing our own food in Costa Rica
Posted 2010 Jan 20 07.42 GMT
With the growing awareness of food being contaminated with chemicals commonly used at commercial farms, many people try to grow their own fruit and vegetables, in attempt to minimise their exposure to harmful compounds. Living in Costa Rica seems like a perfect set up to do that, one would think that with the constant warm temperature year round and the amount of rainfall gardening in Co...
British Study rates "Life satisfaction"
Posted 2009 Jul 05 04.02 GMT
(CNN) -- Forget Disneyland! Costa Rica is the happiest place in the world, according to an independent research group in Britain with the goal of building a new economy, "centered on people and the environment." Costa Rica is known for its lush rain forests and pristine beaches. In a repor...
What a week!
Posted 2009 May 28 04.14 GMT
  Man does time ever fly past! I have been wearing so many hats lately (nowhere near enough silly ones) that I have let our blog stagnate into a Bog! Sorry about that. for all of you that have bookmarked us ..I promise to keep you updated. This has been an AMAZING week so far.  Marzena ...
Vegetables? Really?
Posted 2009 Apr 02 04.33 GMT
Good morning all, we had a beautiful weekend here in Grecia. However you can tell that the dry season is beginning to come to it's end. We had about 1/2 hour of light rain up in the hills last night. Our Golden Retreiver (Frodo) proved once again that his breed is the "tea bag" of dogdom. ...
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