Costa Rica Estates Blog

Reposted By: Jesse Montgomery, from Baby Boomer Magazine

Why is a tropical paradise like Costa Rica so appealing to retiring Baby Boomers? The most obvious reason is the weather. Baby Boomers are tired of freezing winters and scorching summers.

By: Andrew Kim, Purdue Exponent

With the help of a renewable energy program, a Purdue student took advantage of an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of Costa Ricans and help expose University students to the wonders of renewable energy.

By: Auriana Koutnik, Costa Rica Outdoors

The property experts agree: Real estate in Costa Rica is a good investment, and the market is heating up.

"Where else in the world can foreigners come to a country with no soldiers, a government that caters to investors and fee-simple real estate with no restrictions and where foreigners are entitled to the same ownership rights as Costa Rican citizens," points out Chaud Oskar Byers, a licensed realtor in Costa Rica for the past 31 years.

More than 200 people representing 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries were on hand Wednesday for the opening of the eighth Latin American Conference on Forest and Environmental Law at the Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas in Zapote in east San José.

The earth’s population spends more money on killing the planet than saving it, according to Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, VP for conservation policy at Conservation International.