Costa Rican Real Estate If you're considering moving to Costa Rica, you have a wide variety of choices to make as

Costa Rica has so many different beautiful environments to offer. From the high mountain

areas, to low lying valleys, to thick jungles, and open beach towns that have been around

for hundreds of years. The island even has large cities that have been over developed and

densely populated. These large cities have been dominated by apartment buildings and

large hotel chains. Depending on whether you like living right on top of your neighbor,

literally, or you don't mind having to use a boat to get to the mainland to get to the

mainland to get supplies every month or so will

probably influence your decision on what area of the

country you would choose to reside in. If you prefer

living high up in the mountains, you will most likely

prefer to live in the central part of the country where

the highlands stretch from the northwest corner of the

country all the way down the center to the southeast

corner. Half of the country's population lives in this

mountainous region. All of the country's major cultural

centers are located in this region as well. Even the main

hub for the government and the capital city of San Jose'

is located here. Costa Rica Real Estate varies from small

remote cottages and cabins. To large apartment

buildings and condominiums in the regions larger cities. This region is contains most of the

countries rural farming areas as well. This region of the country is scattered with active

live volcanoes. So the areas that are inhabited are outlined by the mountains that contain

these large volcanoes.

Many tourists travel to Costa Rica every year because of its beautiful sights, amazing

climates, diversity of life, and its gorgeous beaches. The Atlantic Coastal Plain, which lies

on the Caribbean side of the island makes up for about thirty percent of the entire islands

inhabited territories. There are hundreds of cities scattered along this beautiful coastal

plain, some of them are quite large due to the tourism, especially in the surfing and water

Costa Rican Real Estate sports industries. So the beaches are scattered with small inns and hotels, small cabanas

and cottages, and even large packed hotels with full casinos and five star amenities. Real

Estate in Costa Rica ranges from small one room efficiencies and houses, small apartments

and condos, and small privately owned beachfront properties and large enormous

multimillion dollar mansions.

This region is separated from the highlands by an almost impenetrable wall of hardwood

forests and jungle. These areas are rarely explored by many people except the extreme

outdoors man and they even bring local guides along with them so they don't get lost in the

vast wilderness. The other main region of the country that is highly populated is the Pacific

Coast sometimes otherwise known as the Pacific slope. On this side of the island the main

attraction is the beaches. This part of the country is indented with large deep bays and

sharp inlets. Also this side of the country has two main gulfs. The mountains from the

Central highlands stretch further over on the Pacific side of the country. Sometimes right

up to the ocean, which limits your choice for real estate options as most of the developed

land is owned commercially due to the tourism.