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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.

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.

  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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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