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What’s Going On With the Costa Rica Real Estate Market These Days?

Posted by pamela on Saturday, July 30, 2011 1:21pm (PST)

A lot of people have asked me lately, 'what's going on with the Costa Rica real estate market these days?" That's a good question. I've been a real estate broker in the Gold Coast area of Guanacaste , in Costa Rica, for 5 years now and I've been here just long enough to have seen what it was like w

Guanacaste is Simply a Good Investment

Posted by dhalbert on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 12:50pm (PST)

Guanacaste is both a good investment offline and online. Here's what I'm talking about. A few very short weeks ago I took a gamble. Now not being much of a gambler, I prefer the sure thing, I couldn't refute what the statistics were telling me. In cyberspace, at least with regards to Costa Rica,

Leatherback Turtles Hatching near Playa Conchal

Posted by pamela on Thursday, February 17, 2011 7:45am (PST)

Playa Minas is one of our favorite beaches. It's the next beach south from Playa Conchal. We go there a lot. My husband, Terry, teaches a rock climbing class to the kids at La Paz Community School, in Playa Flamingo. He invited some kids and their families to come to Playa Minas to climb on the ro

Pura Vida Parasailing in Playas del Coco

Posted by pamela on Saturday, July 3, 2010 9:10am (PST)

My sister and her family visited us recently and while they were here we did all kinds of fun activities. One of the most fun activities was parasailing. We went out one morning with Pura Vida Parasailing . They were awesome. They were very friendly and professional, and made us all feel comfortab

Mardi Gras at the beach

Posted by pamela on Friday, May 7, 2010 4:46pm (PST)

Last month was the time for Mardi Gras. I've ready stories and seen pictures about Mardi Gras in New Orleans. It looks so fun. I always wondered if I would make to New Orleans for the big event one year. Well, this year, I didn't need to go all the way to New Orleans to enjoy a great celebration f

Always Fun to Sail around Flamingo

Posted by pamela on Saturday, December 5, 2009 8:35am (PST)

Well, the real estate market has been pretty slow all year, but we finally see signs of things picking up. We're getting more visitors coming to the area and some of them wanting to look at property. There are some excellent deals to be had right now on real estate in the Gold Coast. It's a great

Hawaii is just like Costa Rica

Posted by pamela on Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:17pm (PST)

My mother-in-law turned 75 this month and she had this great idea (with a little help from her daughters) to celebrate her birthday by taking all of her kids and her grand daughter to Hawaii with her. It was a beautiful way to celebrate a birthday. It was my first time to Hawaii. We went to Kauai,

Playa Avellanas

Posted by pamela on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 1:13pm (PST)

May was a busy month. We started the month off celebrating my birthday and Terry and my 16th anniversary. To celebrate we went down to Playa Avellanas for a few days. Playa Avellanas is one of our favorite beaches. It is a really long beach, stretching several miles, and has nice, soft white sand.

Leatherback Turtles Hatching

Posted by pamela on Monday, April 6, 2009 11:19am (PST)

A few weeks ago we had some Norwegien friends come visit us and we decided to go camping on the beach. We'd never been camping in Costa Rica and we're excited to try it. We went to our favorite (secret) beach, in the Gold Coast, and set up our small camp in the trees. We noticed some large pits of

Sailing into the Sunset

Posted by pamela on Friday, March 6, 2009 2:05pm (PST)

When our family was here a few weeks ago, we took a ride one afternoon on a catamaran, called Seabird Sailing . We had such a great time. I've decided it is one of my favorite things to do in the Gold Coast. It was a bit windy that afternoon and if we had been on another boat, the ride might have

Top-Notch Healthcare Available in Costa Rica

Posted by erin on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 8:59am (PST)

For the last several years, Costa Rica has become known as a prime destination in the growing tourism healthcare market. Costa Rica is just a short 2 or 3 hour flight from several U.S. cities, making it an excellent option for North American residents seeking quality affordable healthcare. Two

A trip to the mountains

Posted by pamela on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:22am (PST)

We recently took a short trip with family to the mountains near the Volcanos Tenorio and Miravelles. It was wonderful. It's so different from the sunny beaches. It rains quite a bit there and the foliage is beautiful. We went on the Heliconia Hanging-Bridge Walk. It was like walking through a scen

The Palms in Flamingo

Posted by pamela on Friday, February 13, 2009 2:40pm (PST)

Wow! Last night we went to an open house for a new beach front condominium community in Flamingo - The Palms. They're just beautiful. The landscaping is awesome and presents an interesting small, round pool that empties to a little river that flows to the large infinity pool. There's even a littl

Welcome

Posted by pamela on Monday, February 2, 2009 12:27pm (PST)

Greetings! Welcome to my new blog - Pam's Pura Vida Blog. Costa Ricans like to say Pura Vida for all kinds of expressions. While Pura Vida literally means Pure Life, it has grown to mean so much more, like life is good, I feel fine, everything is good, I'm happy, I have no worries, etc.