Living in Costa Rica WIth Kids. Learning to play tennis and golf at Hacienda Pinilla
Posted by Aaron on Jun 2, 2013 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Living in Costa Rica WIth Kids. Learning to play tennis and golf at Hacienda Pinilla By Rob Goodell I have said it before and I will say it again, kids rule in Costa Rica! This weekend I took the family to Hacienda Pinilla and we had a total blast. Pinilla is a large, upscale beach community about a 20 minute drive south of...
THE REBIRTH OF THE PLAYA GRANDE REAL ESTATE MARKET
Posted by Aaron on Apr 11, 2013 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
THE REBIRTH OF THE PLAYA GRANDE REAL ESTATE MARKET by Dave Corredor Playa Grande, Guanacaste is the home of Parque Nacional Las Baulas (Leatherback Turtle National Park) and is located across the bay from the popular surf town of Tamarindo. Known for a spectacular beach and one of the most consistent surfing waves in...
THE REBIRTH OF THE PLAYA GRANDE REAL ESTATE MARKET
Posted by Aaron on Mar 30, 2013 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
THE REBIRTH OF THE PLAYA GRANDE REAL ESTATE MARKET Playa Grande, Guanacaste is the home of Parque Nacional Las Baulas (Leatherback Turtle National Park) and is located across the bay from the popular surf town of Tamarindo. Known for a spectacular beach and one of the most consistent surfing waves in Central...
The typical ‘Fiestas’ in Villareal, Guanacaste
Posted by Aaron on Mar 20, 2013 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
The typical ‘Fiestas’ in Villareal, Guanacaste by Rob Goodell Guanacaste is kind of like the Texas of Costa Rica. Though it is the largest of all the provinces in the country, it only holds about 9% of the population. With its wide plains and open country, the cattle industry has played a major roll in what we...
Popular HGTV Show returns to Costa Rica with Blue Water Properties
Posted by Aaron on Jan 13, 2013 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Popular HGTV Show returns to Costa Rica with Blue Water Properties House Hunters International has again set its sights on Costa Rica. This time, the popular HGTV show elected to focus on the beaches of northwest Guanacaste including Playa Conchal, Pirate’s Bay (Bahia de los Piratas), Playa Grande and Flamingo. Recently...
A Costa Rican Christmas Story
Posted by Aaron on Dec 27, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
A Costa Rican Christmas Story By Jason Holland One thing that’s sure to make you homesick when you live overseas is the holiday season. Of course, one reason we left the States was to escape mall parking lot traffic jams, overcrowded superstores, and buying things we didn’t really need just out of habit. So I am glad to be...
The Cortes Waterfalls. A hidden gem in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Posted by Aaron on Dec 2, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
The Cortes Waterfalls. A hidden gem in Guanacaste, Costa Rica By Costa Rica Realtor Rob Goodell Just 17 miles South of Liberia you can find one of the best kept secrets in Guanacaste. The Cortes Waterfalls is a great place to take the family or a special friend. In my line of work, I am often asked by our guests where is a...
The Perks of Owning a Business by the Beach in Costa Rica
Posted by Aaron on Oct 14, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
When Brian and Stephanie Gough went on vacation in Tamarindo, a stunning stretch of palm-fringed shoreline on Costa Rica’s northern Pacific coast, their lives changed forever. They had such an incredible time that they couldn’t bear the thought of going back to their old lives. So they bought a local...
CIPS Institute in Costa Rica in February
Posted by Aaron on Oct 6, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Dear Colleagues, We have begun the serious efforts to promote attendence for our CIPS Institute in February, and need your help. Can we ask you to forward a link, an email, or post news to your own blog to help with recruitment? We need a bigger “push” than last year to make sure we do better than “breakeven” in...
Affordable Furnished beach home for only $84,000
Posted by Aaron on Sep 16, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Affordable Furnished beach home for only $84,000 by Becky Clower Welcome to Casa Carmen! If you have always wanted a small home away from home that you could afford, look this 1 bedroom, 1 bath home is located in the Montanas de Conchal community and is a great value. The south end of Playa Conchal (known as Puerto Viejo) is...
How to Retire Abroad: Costa Rica
Posted by Aaron on Aug 15, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
When the time comes to retire, not everyone wants a condo in Boca Raton. Many people want to spend their later years in another culture, one that makes them feel like they’ve stumbled upon a secret paradise. One such place is Costa Rica. Its name means “rich coast,” which is appropriate considering its location on the...
CIMA Guanacaste scheduled to open later this month
Posted by Aaron on Jul 14, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
CIMA Guanacaste scheduled to open later this month By Kayla Pearson of the A.M. Costa Rica staff The Hospital CIMA Guanacaste will open July 27 with six beds that will gradually grow into 20. The grand opening comes over a year after the groundbreaking, due to delays with licensing and construction, according to a...
Starbucks expands elsewhere as Escazú store here opens
Posted by Aaron on Jun 24, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Starbucks expands elsewhere as Escazú store here opens Starbucks Coffee Company has reaffirmed its commitment to Latin America with two major openings: its first store in Costa Rica and its first Farmer Support Center in South America located in Colombia. “Starbucks business outside the U.S. is a key part of the...
Look Before You Leap: Opening up a business in Tamarindo
Posted by Aaron on Jun 6, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Look Before You Leap: Opening up a business in Tamarindo by Rob Goodell More than ever before people are contacting us in Costa Rica, interested in permanently moving here and starting a business. To assist those of you that would like advice regarding taking the big leap and becoming one of the many expats who own...
HGTV’s “Live Here, Buy This” Show in Costa Rica to air this Fall
Posted by Aaron on Jun 2, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
HGTV’s “Live Here, Buy This” Show in Costa Rica to air this Fall by Becky Clower What if you up and sold everything? Where could you afford to live, and how? From the Producers of the HGTV smash “Selling New York” comes “Live Here, Buy This!” – a new fantasy real estate series. Viewers are taken on an...
Build Your Own Ocean View Dream Home in Costa Rica – Part IV
Posted by Aaron on May 21, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Build Your Own Ocean View Dream Home in Costa Rica – Part IV by Becky Clower We broke ground on January 17, 2012. We are officially into our fourth month of construction and things are moving along on our ocean view home near Pirate’s Bay (Bahia del Pirata) in Guanacaste. Our new home will consist of three...
Another TV commentator sets sights for Costa Rica
Posted by Aaron on May 15, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Another TV commentator sets sights for Costa Rica By the A.M. Costa Rica staff The country got a small boost Monday night when Fox Network commentator Bill O’Reilly said “I am going to move to Costa Rica and get out of everyone’s way.” His on-air comments shortly after 6 p.m. got a quick reaction from some...
Built to Suit: Brand New Designer Ocean View home for $525,000
Posted by Aaron on May 3, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Built to Suit: Brand New Designer Ocean View home for $525,000 by Becky Clower Quality, Value, and Security! This home is currently partially built and sits on a 1.25 acre lot (5000 m2) in the community of Pacific Heights in Potrero. Over 3,500 SF of space plus two car garage, infinity edge pool, and some of the most...
Living at the Beach. What would you do in the case of an emergency?
Posted by Aaron on Apr 30, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Living at the Beach. What would you do in the case of an emergency? By Keith Clower When I first moved to Costa Rica, almost six years ago now, it was just my wife Becky, myself and our German Sheppard, Lilly. Fast forward to now, add another dog and two little boys, Kian (age 4) and Elijah (age 2) and my life is...
Build Your Own Ocean View Dream Home in Costa Rica. Part III
Posted by Aaron on Apr 29, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
We broke ground on January 17, 2012. We are officially into our third month of construction and things are moving along on our ocean view home near Pirate’s Bay (Bahia del Pirata) in Guanacaste. Our new home will consist of three bedrooms plus office and 3 bathrooms, living/kitchen area, pool with outdoor covered living...
Tamarindo Town Home For Sale. Three minute walk from everything you need only US$120K
Posted by Aaron on Apr 19, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Tamarindo Town Home For Sale. Three minute walk from everything you need only US$120K Great deal on a private Tamarindo town home for $120,000 by Rob Goodell If you have ever wanted to live by the beach on the Gold Coast of Costa Rica, but thought you could not afford it, this may change your mind! This great town home...
Internationally Accredited Health Care comes to Guanacaste
Posted by Aaron on Apr 16, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Internationally Accredited Health Care comes to Guanacaste by Becky Clower Guanacaste is prepared to turn a major corner this spring with the addition of internationally accredited health care in the region. Specifically CIMA Hospital plans a soft opening this spring with ten beds as a precursor to the 160 million dollar...
Robert August Surf & Turf Charity Event in Tamarindo and Avellanas
Posted by Aaron on Apr 4, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Robert August Surf & Turf Charity Event in Tamarindo and Avellanas by Becky Clower This year our company decided to support a great charity event hosted by the legendary surfer, Robert August. Over this past weekend we participated in the Surf contest at Playa Avellanas and the Golf Tournament at Hacienda Pinilla....
Grand opening of our Satellite office
Posted by Aaron on Mar 24, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
We are happy to announce the grand opening of our Satellite office in Tamarindo! We are located next to Sharky’s and Wok n’ Roll on Calle Guanacaste. Our office hours are 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday to Saturday. We are happy to have our 2nd office open to better serve our clients! Our new associate Mateo Dorion is running the...
Fishing in the Surf in Guanacaste
Posted by Aaron on Mar 22, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Fishing in the Surf in Guanacaste by Rob Goodell Guanacaste is an ocean lover’s paradise. While in other parts of Central America you find mostly black sand beaches, which reach volcanic temperatures for much of the day, the Guanacaste Province located in the North-West region of Costa Rica has mostly lighter colored...
CREA (Costa Rica Education and Adventure) now in Guanacaste
Posted by Aaron on Mar 17, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
CREA (Costa Rica Education and Adventure) now in Guanacaste by Becky Clower The teenage years are an amazing time of growth. It is a time when children transition into adults, personalities are molded, values are formed. For your average teenager, this time is filled with being with friends, going to school and being...
Building our Ocean View dream home in Costa Rica Part 2
Posted by Aaron on Mar 5, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Building our Ocean View Dream Home Part 2 by Becky Clower We are now five weeks into construction and things are moving along on our ocean view home near Pirate’s Bay (Bahia del Pirata) in Guanacaste. The main highlights of the last week is that our waste water treatment plant by Eloy was installed. While we are happy...
Building our Ocean View dream home in Costa Rica Part I
Posted by Aaron on Feb 5, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Building our Ocean View dream home in Costa Rica Part I by Becky Clower It has been my dream since the day I moved to Costa Rica to own an ocean view home. Fast forward five years and my dream has finally become a reality. Two weeks ago we broke ground on our home on an ocean view lot in a small development near Bahia de los...
Terminal at Daniel Oduber opens with first tourists
Posted by Aaron on Jan 14, 2012 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Terminal at Daniel Oduber opens with first tourists By the A.M. Costa Rica staff The new, $35 million passenger terminal at Daniel Oduber airport in Liberia went into service Thursday, and the first persons to have the advantage of the new building were identified as U.S. tourists. They were Robin and Elizabeth Brown,...
Costa Rica Beaches Among The Most Beautiful In The World
Posted by Becky on Jan 4, 2012 in Blog, Costa rica Beaches, Costa rica Tourism, Playa Conchal Costa Rica, Tourism in Costa Rica | 0 comments
With coastlines on the two different oceans, it is not surprising that Costa Rica Beaches are some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Thus, Costa Rica has become a number one beach destination for those people who are lovers of sea and for those people who are seeking a close contact with the Mother Earth. Up and down,...
New Listing! – Villa Cuzco #511
Posted by Aaron on Dec 14, 2011 in Blog, Control, Tamarindo | 0 comments
Welcome to Paradise at Villa Cuzco #511 in the Diria Resort. This exquisite condo with ocean views is meticulously maintained and is located within the Diria Beach and Golf Resort Complex in the heart of downtown Tamarindo just steps from the beach. The Diria Resort offers many amenities such as the 10,000 SF free form pool...
Internationally Accredited Health Care Arrives in Guanacaste Costa Rica. Finally!
Posted by Becky on Dec 11, 2011 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Rodgers H. Bestgen Jr Health Check Costa Rica The days of emergency medical airlifts from Guanacaste to San Jose for top medical care will soon be gone. Sources within the hospital have informed Health Check Costa Rica that the Hospital Cima project in Liberia Guanacaste plans to open their doors in February 2012....
Villa Melina at Reserva Conchal!
Posted by Aaron on Dec 5, 2011 in Blog, Control, Playa Conchal, Playa Conchal Costa Rica | 0 comments
This exquisite custom ocean and golf course view home was built in 2005 and features 4 Bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, 4000 SF, over three stories. The main part of the home contains the master bedroom and guest bedroom. The master takes up the entire third level of the home. The third and fourth guest bedrooms have their own...
Stand Up Paddle Boarding
Posted by Aaron on Dec 5, 2011 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Blue Water Properties recommends SUP (Stand Up Paddle Boarding) with Pura Vida Ride at Las Catalinas. A truly beautiful spot worth visiting, located only 15 minutes north of Flamingo Beach. You can also mountain bike the great trails in the mountains and enjoy a day at Lola’s II Restaurant. Pura...
Newest Listing! – Punta Playa Condo #3
Posted by Aaron on Nov 30, 2011 in Blog, Control, Other Areas, Playa Conchal | 0 comments
Welcome to the newest condos in Pirate’s Bay at Punta Playa Vistas community. Tres Conchas condominium is a newly constructed ocean view condominium located on the top (third) floor and within a beautiful and safe 26 acre community just a short drive from Playa Conchal. Click HERE for more pictures...
Running and Reggae in Tamarindo for a Good Cause
Posted by Aaron on Nov 26, 2011 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Over 350 runners, 500 spectators, and 50 volunteers came together to participate in Ruta La Paz II, a 5km & 10km run followed by an afternoon of live music by Costa Rican Reggae Band Ojo de Buey on the beach in Tamarindo this past Saturday, November 19th. La Paz’s commitment to creating a professionally run community...
Crime in Costa Rica. There are plenty of good people (buena gente) around.
Posted by Becky on Nov 23, 2011 in Blog, Brasilito, Control | 0 comments
Living in Costa Rica for over five years we’ve heard many stories about crimes of varying degrees but if you’re to believe everything you read online, you’d think that there are no good people out there and the entire country is under siege. Please don’t misunderstand me! We know there is...
Having Trouble Getting Pregnant? Come to Costa Rica…
Posted by Aaron on Nov 22, 2011 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
Having Trouble Getting Pregnant? Come to Costa Rica… By Costa Rica Realtor Rob Goodell I remember driving into Tamarindo in January of 2007. Wasn’t our first time here but this time, my wife and I had come to Costa Rica to stay. Bumping down the dusty road and soaking it all in, I could not help but notice all of...
HGTV “Live Here, Buy This” is a wrap!
Posted by Aaron on Nov 15, 2011 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
HGTV “Live Here, Buy This” is a wrap! By Becky Clower The filming of HGTV’s new show “Live Here, Buy This” is officially a wrap! The filming of the different areas along the Pacific Coast from Playa Flamingo (Potrero), Conchal, Tamarindo and Manuel Antonio took a total of two weeks. There will be six homes...
HGTV: “Live Here, Buy This”, is a wrap!
Posted by Aaron on Nov 6, 2011 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
We are wrapping up shooting at Manuel Antonio for HGTV’s new show “Live Here, Buy This” to air in April 2012. Some really amazing homes and sites of Costa Rica will be showcased over the course of 3 episodes. Host Dave Lapsley and Realtor Becky Clower will take you on an armchair tour of some different beach areas from...
HGTV at Reserva Conchal (Pictures)
Posted by Aaron on Oct 31, 2011 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
New Pictures added from the HGTV taping of HGTV Show “Live Here, Buy...
HGTV Now Shooting Their Show in Costa Rica
Posted by Aaron on Oct 29, 2011 in Blog, Control | 0 comments
What if you up and sold everything? Where could you afford to live, and how? From the Producers of the HGTV smash “Selling New York” comes “Live Here, Buy This!” – a new fantasy real estate series. Viewers are taken on an armchair tour of the world, and shown properties for sale… equivalent...
HGTV Show “Live Here, Buy This” coming to Costa Rica
Posted by Aaron on Oct 23, 2011 in Blog, Control, pretty | 0 comments
HGTV Show “Live Here, Buy This” coming to Costa Rica by Becky Clower What if you up and sold everything? Where could you afford to live, and how? From the Producers of the HGTV smash “Selling New York” comes “Live Here, Buy This!” – a new fantasy real estate series. Viewers are taken...
Summer is right around the corner in Guanacaste
Posted by Aaron on Oct 21, 2011 in Blog, Control, pretty | 0 comments
From November until May, you can plan on sunny days and strong offshore winds all day long in Tamarindo. While technically, Costa Rica is located in the Northern Hemisphere, summer starts in Guanacaste in November. This is one of the many reasons people from North America love coming down this time of the year when the...
Tours
Posted by Becky on Jun 9, 2011 in Blog, Control, Tours | 0 comments
TOURS & SERVICES by BWP **NOTE THAT WE CAN BOOK THESE TOURS ON YOUR BEHALF AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU** Please see a list of our popular tours in the beach areas and beyond. We do not ‘upcharge’ our tours and our cost is the same as booking with the tour operator directly. It’s our...
Book Your Tour with Blue Water
Posted by Becky on May 31, 2011 in Blog, Control, NoFrontpage | 0 comments
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Carbon Neutral Projects
Posted by Becky on Nov 27, 2010 in Blog, Control, Green | 0 comments
Decreasing the carbon footprint of new home construction in Costa Rica. Part 1 Carbon Neutral Projects “Green Construction in the beach areas of Costa Rica is a doubly demanding task as the weather conditions reach two extremes for a considerable period of time depending on what part of the country you...
