| Traveling through Latin America may make some | | | | Those investing in Costa Rica are already |
| of us nervous. Countless news broadcasts | | | | aware and already moving in to take advantage |
| portray the violence in some of the | | | | of property and home prices as low as |
| countries, which are plagued by drug lords | | | | $50,000-$60,000. The only obstacle for buying |
| and militias. The movie Man on Fire explored | | | | Costa Rica land for sale is having to be |
| the Latin American market for kidnapping. | | | | incorporated to buy and sell properties in |
| These images are enough to make anyone | | | | Costa Rica. But there are many land |
| researching Costa Rica real estate nervous, | | | | development companies set up in America and |
| as they are looking for an international | | | | Costa Rica who are working with the local |
| investment. That's why international real | | | | government to make this transition |
| estate investors and real estate investors | | | | effortless. |
| searching for a second home have followed the | | | | |
| moves of major corporations, who tend to find | | | | Because the Costa Rica real estate boom has |
| the safe havens. | | | | taken on a life of its own, the local |
| | | | governments have worked with international |
| The Australians and the English used to flock | | | | land developers and real estate agencies to |
| to India for their holiday and vacation spot | | | | open more doors for new real estate |
| of choice. Now, Europe is following America | | | | investors. Home of the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize |
| into investing in Costa Rica. The smart real | | | | Winner, Oscar Arias Sanchez, Costa Rica is |
| estate investors are buying now, while the | | | | also making sure that it makes its name known |
| market is hot and the price unbeatable. The | | | | as an eco-tourism destination. It strives to |
| tax rates, simpler and lower than in North | | | | be the Switzerland, or land of peace and |
| America, work in the real estate investor's | | | | democracy, in Latin America and uses the real |
| favor and no investor is going to complain | | | | estate in the Costa Rica boom to show the |
| about the recent 200% property value | | | | world that it's a player on the world stage. |
| increases. Any real estate investor, who | | | | |
| needs time to make a decision, has the | | | | Local law enforcement treat international |
| opportunity of sun-bathing for 3 months and | | | | guests investing in real estate with the same |
| sharing the same amenities as a citizen | | | | respect as local citizens. International real |
| before he or she even has to consider whether | | | | estate investors become family immediately |
| they will decide to own Costa Rica property. | | | | after landing at the airport. In this small |
| | | | town atmosphere with a tropical climate the |
| Fortune Magazine has ranked San Jose, Costa | | | | slogan should read "Costa Rica Land For Sale: |
| Rica, one of the 25 best cities in the world. | | | | Everybody's treated like family. |