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Want to learn more about moving to, living in, and finding success in Costa Rica? On our real estate blog, we publish several times a month and cover a range of topics, from residency and schools to investment & development, the local lifestyle, and Costa Rica real estate.

Browsing for your future home in Costa Rica can be both exciting and a bit overwhelming: Even if you know you’re interested in gated communities in Playas del Coco – and we’re assuming that’s true, since you’re here! – there is so much on offer and so many considerations, it

What do flaming-red sunsets, meditative sea turtles, and big-adventure, helmets-required jungle waterslides have in common? They’re all on our list of can’t-miss Costa Rica travel experiences: the adventures, journeys, and can’t-quite-describe-them moments that will mark your trip, move you deeply, and become forever memories that you carry home. From true-blue

We are so excited to share that per Costa Rica’s new residency laws, life has just gotten easier! And significantly less taxed. Because why not top off this good-news sundae with a few juicy cherries? Two new residency laws in Costa Rica have passed debate – and both improve your

Somewhere below the hurricane line, sheltered from Pacific swells, and far from the Atlantic’s tropical tempers, Costa Rica marinas offer not only a safe haven for your yacht or superyacht, but also an idyllic stop-over or picturesque home port. The “gateway to the eastern tropical Pacific,” Costa Rica is close

Right off the bat, we can tell you that Costa Rica is an incredibly popular sport fishing destination and Guanacaste – specifically, central Guanacaste, in the waters off Tamarindo and Flamingo – offer some of the best catches, hard-won records, and monster fish of them all. Luckily, for every promise

As you browse the many properties of Costa Rica, you’re more than likely overwhelmed: The options are many, the prices incredibly varied ($100K to $1M+), and the communities… well, you haven’t got a clue. Or much of one, at least. Why would you choose X Community over Y Community? Do

Dreaming of getting your feet on solid ground? Of tropical properties in Costa Rica? Of a forever life lived in paradise? Good plan. The yachting world can be both glamorous and gritty, and only time will reveal on which side you most often fall. This same time will tell how

So, you’re looking into real estate in Costa Rica – but not for just any reason. You have your eye on investment. Because, whether you plan to retire here, manage a vacation rental property, or dedicate your hard-earned cash to anything in between, you know that your purchase is more

In 2021, we were proud to transition Blue Water Adventures and Blue Water Vacation Rentals to new ownership. Please visit them at Blue Zone Experience. “Must-have” is relative, we know. But, hear us out: Within the context of luxury amenities and vacation rentals in Conchal Beach – one of the

So, you’re thinking about moving to Costa Rica? Welcome to just the right place. Our Blue Water family is just like you: Most of us were born somewhere else and, through luck or chance or sheer determination, we found our way here. To Costa Rica. To paradise. And we’re so

In 2021, we were proud to transition Blue Water Adventures to new ownership. Please visit them at Blue Zone Experience. Ah – the great outdoors. In Costa Rica, they’re even more spectacular: Fresh air, shining sun, and 180º Pacific panoramas. Breaching whales, squawking toucans, and curious white-faced monkeys. Dusty backroads,

When you think of Tamarindo, food may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But the truth is, Tamarindo restaurants and cuisine are an important (and delicious) aspect of life here. Food has meaning. It’s our link to culture – the flavors of Costa Rican ingredients, both by