The republic of Costa Rica (meaning Rich Coast) is located in Central America between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The advancing country is the recent subject of many people looking for Costa Rica real estate for retirement and investment, because of its beauty, recreational and economic opportunities. It also is home to the largest percentage of national parks and protected lands. On top of all that, Costa Rica has an extremely high quality of life as a result of their outstanding infrastructure and reasonable cost of living.

Buying Costa Rica real estate will not cost much more than if you were buying the same type of property in the USA. The market in Costa Rica for empty lots to build on, or existing homes is fairly close to comparable United States properties. Regardless of your choice for the type of Costa Rica real estate you desire, from beach front, condos or luxury, your price will not be much different for the same type of property in the USA.

Buying Costa Rica real estate might seem like a difficult and expensive task to accomplish. However, you should note that many people from the USA and Canada have made Costa Rica their permanent home simply because of the ease in purchasing Costa Rica real estate and the less expensive cost of living.

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