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Land of Opportunity
The
southern Nicoya Peninsula is a land of
beauty and one of opportunity. This region contrasts
with any other in the Guanacaste- it is different in
its natural habitat, climate and lifestyle. Hosting
three natural park reserves, all home to unique species
of wildlife, the southern Nicoya stands alone. There
is a micro-climate in this area producing mild tropical
conditions with fresh ocean breezes throughout the year.
From November through April, the dry season pervails
with low humidity and mostly hot and sunny weather.
Early May and continuing through October is the rainy
season beginning with late afternoon or evening showers,
increasing to torrential downpours toward the end of
the season. Everything is green and lush during this
time of year. Temperatures in the southern Nicoya range
between 75 and 90 degrees F. year round. In terms of
lifestyle, this area is home
to a large and growing international community with
a variety of interests including artisans, health therapists
and sports enthusiasts. There is a strong yoga foundation
on both sides of the cape and world-class
surfing on the western shores of Mal
Pais and Santa Teresa.
Each
developing town in the southern Nicoya attracts its
own type of visitor, likewise its own type of year round
resident. It may all boil down to a choice of whether
you are a sunrise or a sunset person that makes the
difference where you buy property in this region. Sunrises
over Montezuma are stimulating and electrifying, as
are the sunsets over the western waters of Mal Pais.
Whichever is your fancy, you can certainly have the
best of both worlds. Some properties listed here are
located on high hilltops, allowing just that- a taste
of both: sunrises over the waters of the gulf and sunsets
over the vastness of the Pacific. This region is unique
in the sense that you have this option due to the topography
of the peninsula.
AFFORDABLE
PARADISE
The
buying fever has hit and word
is that this region is about to explode economically.
The communities of Montezuma, Mal Pais and Santa Teresa
are growing and bringing in foreign residents at a steady
rate. Ocean front sunset properties in Mal Pais and
Santa Teresa are rapidly being bought up by foreigners
for permanent residency or commercial intentions. Cliff
properties in Montezuma with commanding ocean views
are in high demand. Earlier last year the Costa Rican
government provided a detailed plan of what has been
named the "Ruta de Sol" project, or Route of the Sun:
a huge road development project which will link the
Inter-American highway from Liberia to paved roads from
Tamarindo all the way to Mal Pais and on to Tambor.
This is a long awaited event and will surely transform
this region. In fact it already has. Now with the paved
roads in the Tambor area (from Paquera to Cobano), real
estate values have already risen.
It
is hard not to catch "the buying fever"
when visiting the southern Nicoya. True, one might feel
like a pioneer driving on unpaved, pot-holed roads,
dodging cows and horses, but it is evident that the
area is gearing up for the leap into the future with
fiber optics, asphalt and text messaging. The time to
buy real estate in this area is now as properties with
spectaular views and incredible building sites are relatively
affordable and still available. John Howells, author
of Choose Costa Rica for Retirement sums it up the best:"
Costa Rica doesn't have more enthusiastic or optimistic
supporters than those property owners on this part of
the Nicoya Peninsula.- I feel it's worth a trip here
for the prospective property buyer". Grab this opportunity
to buy a bit of paradise now at an affordable price.
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