Costa Rica South Pacific Coast: Booming real estate
I had a picture in my mind that includes a “bad” road, some feeble and shaky bridges with beauty of the jungle. With its virgin charm it must be too raw to be a destination thus not a choice for investment or full time place to live. When we reached there, I was into complete surprise by seeing the newly graded road just south of Quepos. Then I know that this area has already been found out and work has been started to develop the area for foreigners.As we started driving along the Costernera, the coastal highway, we encountered Hills of Portalon. This was the first place that we encountered and was under development. Hills of Portalon were a hillside community and were above the little Portalon town. People may invest home for equestrian sites in larger parcels. The houses that were newly built appeared as dots on the hills, making it more interesting to see.
After seeing the Hills of Portalon, we saw this medium sized, nice town of Matapola, which is a Costa Rican town. It is seeing growing popularity by the week. Though no foreigner would identify these areas as urban but they are growing at a rapid speed. These areas now offer shopping centers, supplies and services which would be the local resources for the inflow of new investors and entrepreneurs.
The jungles appear plainer to the eye as we drove down the coast, nearing the section of Costernera which is intersected by the Pan American Highway. The roads also start getting closer to the Pacific Ocean. The Costernera becomes a paved expressway when these two major roads are intersected, which goes into the Osa Peninsula extending towards Panama. Some of the areas like Ojochal, Uvita and Dominical that have been struck by Pan American Highway are growing rapidly. Below the above mentioned areas, extending towards Puerto Cortez will finally become boom towns as soon as there is confirmation for the new International Airport. The international Airport is said to be made in the Puerto Jimenez region. Though there still is an airport, but that is only for small flights, starting from San Jose. The prices of real estate properties are also being touched by the expected soon to be made international airport and the developments for tourists and settlers.
Ojochal, Uvita and Dominical are flourishing really fast. It would be one of the biggest mistakes to underestimate these areas potential. These areas are growing fast in terms of real estate, business opportunities, and services to tourism industry and much more.
The future of these areas seems to be in a very good shape and position. The investments made today can bring fortune to the investors. If you are looking for change in lifestyle altogether with a good investment opportunity, then this is your answer! Let go, and get out of your present boring lifestyle and put your adventure shoes on.