Address: Tamarindo
Location: Tamarindo
Province: Guanacaste
Price: $695
Maintenances Fee: Maintenances Fee
Rental: 139 daily
Beds: 2
Baths: 2
Status: Active
ID: 242

Full Description: Property Type: Condominium Accommodation Type:Full Board Suitability: Family Vacation Rentals Size sq ft: 1000 No of Bedrooms: 2 Kitchen::yes Living room: yes Bedrooms:2 Bathrooms: 2 Swimming Pool: Yes Outside:Swimming Pool Its strategic location allows you to stay in a quiet environment but just a few blocks away from the beach and walking distance to all kind services. Size: 1000 sq. ft. Two bedrooms and two bathrooms unit for Rent, with 1,000 sq ft of living space. Includes a private rooftop terrace (900 sq ft) w/awesome views and separate balcony overlooking the tropical pool. Enjoy your Vacations on this Rental

Address: Flamingo
Location: Flamingo
Province: Guanacaste
Price: $700
Maintenances Fee: Maintenances Fee
Rental: 140 Daily
Beds: 1
Baths: 1
Status: Active
ID: 240

Full Description: Features: Persons: 2 Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Type of bed: King Fully Furnished: Yes AC: Yes Balconies: yes, 3 Walking Distance to services Mountain View: Yes Swimming Pool: Yes Gated: yes Air Conditioning: All rooms Pool: Yes Microwave: Yes Toaster Oven: Yes Cable Modem Internet: Yes This pool side condo is excellent for a couple or small family that are looking for an escape from the rat race! Easy walk to banking, beaches, and restaurants. Enjoy the sun and shade from any of the 3 balconies. Great place to live while you take advantage of the beautiful diving, snorkeling, and kayaking available on the Golden Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. No smoking or pets, please!

Address: Escazu
Province: San José
Price: $384,000
Maintenances Fee: Maintenances Fee
Beds: 2
Baths: 3 1/5
Floors: 2
Year Built: 2008
Const. m²: 244
Status: Active
ID: 193

Full Description: Quedan solo 2 villas disponibles que estan distribuidas en 2 habitaciones, 3 baños y medios, sala tv, sala, comerdor, amplia cocina, terrazas y muy bonitos acabados. El Proyecto consta de 2 etapas: La Primera etapa esta 100% terminada (6 Villas de 244 m2). E iniciamos con la segunda etapa (6 torres de aptos de 198 m2).

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Address: Belen
Province: San José
Price: $168,000
Maintenances Fee: Maintenances Fee
Beds: 3
Baths: 2/5
Floors: 2
Status: Active
ID: 181

Full Description: Cuenta con 3 cuartos alfombrados, 2 y medio baños, sala de TV, sala, comedor, desayunador, cocina con mueble totalmente en madera y vidrios tipo sandblast en las puertas. Cuarto de lavandería, terraza, jardín interno, jardín decorativo externo, garaje para dos carros y una bodeguita. Está ubicada en el Residencial El Paso de las Garzas en San Antonio de Belén y es una casa ideal para alguien que trabaje en Intel, aeropuerto o zona oeste. El Residencial es muy acogedor, parece condominio pero no lo es ya que no hay reglamento condominial, sin embargo contamos con nuestro propio tanque de abastecimiento de agua, parques, mantenimiento de áreas verdes y seguridad privada las 24 horas. Cuenta además, por ubicarse en calle con rotonda (no sobre bulevard) con caseta de guarda que brinda acceso restringido las 24 horas. Precio: $168.000 (negociable) incluyendo cortinas, lámparas y línea blanca o $210.000 (negociable) completamente amueblada.

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Address: Tamarindo Beach
Province: Guanacaste
Price: $280,000
Maintenances Fee: $120
Beds: 2
Baths: 2
Floors: 1
Year Built: 2006
Garage Size: 2
Const. m²: 112
Status: Active
ID: 131

Full Description: RENTAL AVALIBLE unique, gated condominium development, designed by a Canadian architect. A perfect tropical retreat for the whole family & friends, as well as an excellent rental income producer. Tamarindo Beach, Costa Rica. Location: Conveniently located 100 yards (100 meters) from Tamarindo Beach, at the center of Tamarindo town. Walking distance to local supermarket, shops and restaurants. 10 min. drive to national airport of Tamarindo, 50 min. drive to international airport of Liberia. Size: Composed of five buildings 3 to 4 storey high, all connected with passages and main gated entrance around a central courtyard garden with a fountain. Featuring 12 condominiums, four of which are penthouses with high ceilings, from 1,076 to 1350 sq.ft. (100 to 125 sq.m.). and 5 commercial spaces on the ground level for an office, store or a coffee shop. Featuring: Two spacious bedrooms, one with king size bed, one with queen, one or two bathrooms, kitchen, dining and living room, two exterior terraces. Common central tropical garden with fountain, pool, laundry area, mechanical room & storage, green septic tank, parking available. Cable TV, phone lines in every room, internet access, fully air-conditioned. Specifications: Post & beam reinforced concrete construction. Four penthouse units have high cathedral ceilings with exposed wood structure. Exterior stucco finish, clay roof tiles, aluminum windows, solid wood doors, concrete & ceramic tile floors, custom designed stone tiles for exterior passages. Custom wood kitchen cabinets with granite counter tops and stainless steel, energy efficient kitchen appliances. Washer & dryer, hot water tank, halogen light fixtures, Hunter ceiling fans, LG remote control air conditioning units with dehumidification and air purification features. Fully furnished by an interior decorator with high quality pieces and locally built solid wood furniture. Presently: 4 condominiums are already available for rental or sale, 1 commercial space is already rented.

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Address: Parrita Beach
Province: Puntarenas
Price: $470,000
Maintenances Fee: $150
Beds: 2
Baths: 2 1/5
Floors: 1
Year Built: 2007
Garage Size: 2
Const. m²: 190
Status: Active
ID: 130

Full Description: is an upscale beach front boutique condominium hotel resort. There are 32 spacius designer two and three bedroom condominiums with a large free flowing lagoon pool, full service restaurant and all associated amenities and water sports facilities. There will also be a Private full service beach club located on the sand and ocean front of the resort. CoCoMar is only 2 hours from the capital city. The resort is located on Paradise Island, 35 minutes from Jaco Beach and 25 minutes from Quepos/Manuel Antonio. The lush palm tree property has 110 meters of pristine beach frontage on 12,000 square meters land. Located on 12 kilometres of unspolied palm lined beach. The development will be developed and pre-marketed in two phases. The first phase will consist of 24 ocean front two and three bedroom condominiums in four three story traditional tropical style bungalows. Each bungalow will contain six luxuriously furnished and fully equipped condomminiums. The two bedroom condominium is aprx. 190 square meters and the three bedroom condominium is 210 square meters. The first phase will also include complete infrastructure, parking, walkways, dense landscaping, free flowing lagoon pool, restaurant, beach club and fully enclosed 24 hour security with signature entrance gate and multi level fountain. The 2 bedroom represents a spacious and airy free-flowing North American design. Its expansive full-length terrace is ideal for entertaining and casual tropical living. Located just off the terrace, through room-length sliding glass doors, is the full-sized bar and entertainment area. This cozy room can also be used as a third bedroom for the casual guest. It is also ideal for a full flat screen wall-mounted TV, or as a home office. It is fully wired for satellite broadband internet. The spacious master suite has a private terrace for morning coffee or secluded sunbathing. The expansive master bathroom has been designed for the most demanding diva, and is graced with an oversized Bali soaking bathtub with open bay window. The wash basin countertop is long and open, with two custom hand-painted wash bowls set in Italian marble. There are also ample linen shelves, and a nicely-sized linen closet. The 2 bedroom guest room has its own private terrace, is quite spacious and is designed to be a “stand alone” hotel suite. Therefore, this well-designed and furnished suite can be “locked off”, to afford privileged owners with even more lucrative rental income. As in all of the CocoMar condominiums, the deluxe 2 bedroom model is completely furnished, down to the foil paper (aluminum foil?) in the gourmet kitchen. Designer, high-quality rattan and wicker furnishings from Thailand and Hawaii, with light, colorfully tropical prints make for a romantic and sensual indoor/outdoor carefree living environment. Truly a flexible, luxurious and stimulating design… Villa B: Garden 2 Bedroom: $454,250 Villa C: Garden 2 Bedroom: $412,850 Garden 2 Bedroom: $412,850 Villa D: Penthouse 2 Bedroom: $424,350 Villa E: Garden 2 Bedroom: $412,850 Garden 2 Bedroom: $412,850 Penthouse 2 Bedroom: $424,350 Penthouse 2 Bedroom: $424,350 Villa F: Garden 2 Bedroom: $412,850 Garden 2 Bedroom: $412,850 Penthouse 2 Bedroom: $424,350 Penthouse 2 Bedroom: $424,350 Villa G: Garden 2 Bedroom: $412,850 Garden 2 Bedroom: $412,850

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Santa Rosa was founded in 1972 as the country’s first national park. The 49,515-hectare park, which covers much of the Santa Elena peninsula, is part of a mosaic of ecologically interdependent parks and reserves–the 110,000-hectare Guanacaste Conservation Area (GCA)–that incorporates Santa Rosa National Park, Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Bolaños Island Wildlife Refuge, the Junquillal Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and the Horizontes Experimental Station, abutting Santa Rosa to the south. See the Information section, below, for contact information.
Parque Nacional Santa Rosa is most famous for Hacienda Santa Rosa–better known as La Casona–the nation’s most cherished historic monument. It was here in 1856 that the mercenary army of American adventurer William Walker was defeated by a ragamuffin army of Costa Rican volunteers. The old hacienda-turned-museum alone is well worth the visit. Santa Rosa National Park has other treasures, too.

The park is a mosaic of 10 distinct habitats, including mangrove swamp, savanna, and oak forest, which attract a wide range of animals: more than 250 bird species and 115 mammal species (half of them bats, including two vampire species), among them relatively easily seen mammals such as white-tailed deer, coatimundis, howler, spider, and white-faced monkeys, and anteaters. Jaguars still roam Santa Rosa, as do margays, ocelots, pumas, and jaguarundis; they’re all shy and seldom seen. Santa Rosa is a vitally important nesting site for ridleys and other turtle species. In the wet season the land is as green as emeralds, and wildlife disperses. In dry season, however, when the parched scrubby landscapes give an impression of the East African plains, wildlife congregates at watering holes–such as those on the Naked Indian Trail–and is easily seen. Be patient. Sit still for long enough and some interesting creatures are sure to appear. Keep an eye out for snakes.

The park is divided into two sections: the Santa Rosa Sector to the south (the entrance is at Km 269 on Hwy. 1, 37 km north of Liberia) and the Murciélago Sector (the turnoff from Hwy. 1 is 10 km farther north, via Cuajiniquil), separated by a swathe of privately owned land.

Santa Rosa Sector
The Santa Rosa Sector is the more important and accessible of the two sectors. On the right, one km past the entrance gate, a rough dirt road leads to a rusting armored personnel carrier beside a memorial cross commemorating the Battle of 1955, when Somoza, the Nicaraguan strongman, made an ill-fated foray into Costa Rica.

Six km farther on the paved road is La Casona, a magnificent colonial homestead with a beautiful setting atop a slight rise overlooking a stone corral where the battle with William Walker was fought. Inside the house are photos, illustrations, carbines, and other military paraphernalia commemorating the battle of 20 March 1856. Battles were also fought here during the 1919 Sapoá Revolution and in 1955. One room is furnished in period style. Another is a small chapel. Large wooden mortars and pestles are on display, along with decrepit chaps and centenary riding gear. There’s also a good nature exhibit. Harmless bats fly in and out. There’s a large guanacaste tree outside.

Trails: Trails are marked in detail on the map sold at the park entrance. The Naked Indian loop trail (1.5 km) begins just before the house and leads through dry-forest woodlands with streams and waterfalls and gumbo-limbo trees whose peeling red bark earned them the nickname “naked Indian trees.” The Los Patos trail, which has several watering holes during dry season, is one of the best trails for spotting mammals. The Laguna Escondida and Caujiniquil River Trail (14 km round-trip) also takes you to a pond that is a magnet for thirsty wildlife. Other good spots for wildlife are Platanar Lake, Laguna Escondida, and La Penca, reached by trails north from the park administrative area.

The paved road ends just beyond the administration area. From here, an appalling dirt road drops steeply to the beaches–Playa Naranjo and Playa Nancite, 13 km from La Casona. It’s a good road to break your springs. A 4WD with high ground clearance is essential. Park officials sometimes close the road because they get tired of towing vehicles out.

Beaches: The deserted white-sand Playa Nancite is renowned as the site for the annual arribadas, the mass nestings of olive ridley turtles which occur only here and at Ostional, farther south. More than 75,000 turtles will gather out to sea and come ashore over the space of a few days, with the possibility of up to 10,000 reptiles on the beach at any one time in September and October. Although the exact trigger is unknown, arribadas seem to coincide with falling barometric pressure in autumn and are apparently associated with a waxing three-quarter moon. You can usually see solitary turtles at other times August through December. Stephen E. Cornelius’s illustrated book, The Sea Turtles of Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica: National Park Foundation, 1986), provides an insight into the life of the ridley turtle. Cornelius initiated studies here in 1972. Latest data suggests that the turtle population at Nancite is declining. Playa Nancite (about a one-hour hike over a headland from Estero Real, at the end of the dirt road) is a research site. Access is restricted and permits are needed; anyone can get one from the ranger station, or at Programa de Ecoturismo, c/o Centro de los Investigaciones. There’s a limit of 30 people per day.

Playa Naranjo is a popular, beautiful, kilometers-long, pale gray sand beach that is legendary in surfing lore. Steep, thick, powerful tubular waves and “killer beautiful Witches Rock rising like a sentinel out of the water make this a must stop in the world for top-rated surfers,” says surf expert Mark Kelly. The beach is bounded by craggy headlands and frequently visited by monkeys, iguanas, and other wildlife. Crocodiles lurk in the mangrove swamps at the southern end of the beach. At night, plankton light up with a brilliant phosphorescence as you walk the drying sand in the wake of high tide. Witches Rock is a gigantic crag split in two and jutting up straight from the ocean bottom.

In addition to Playa Naranjo, Playa Portrero Grande, north of Nancite, and other beaches on the central Santa Elena peninsula offer some of the best “machine-like” surf in the country, with double overhead waves rolling in one after the other. The makers of Endless Summer II, the sequel to the classic surfing movie, caught the Portrero Grande break perfectly. The beaches are inaccessible by road. You can hire a boat at Jobo or any of the fishing villages in the Golfo Santa Elena to take you to Portrero Grande or Islas Murciélagos (Bat Islands), slung in a chain beneath Cabo Santa Elena, the westernmost point of the peninsula. The Bat Islands are a renowned scuba diving site for advanced divers; sharks (bull, tiger, and black-tip) are there in numbers, along with whale sharks.

Murciélago Sector
The entrance to the Murciélago Sector of Santa Rosa National Park is 15 km west of Hwy. 1, 10 km north of the Santa Rosa Sector park entrance (there’s a police checkpoint at the turnoff; have your passport ready for inspection). The road winds downhill to a coastal valley through spectacularly hilly countryside to the hamlet of Cuajiniquil, tucked half a kilometer south of the road, which continues northwest to Bahía Cuajiniquil.

You arrive at a Y-fork in Cuajiniquil: the road to Murciélago (eight km) is to the left. There are three rivers to ford en route. You’ll pass the old CIA training camp for the Nicaraguan contras on your right. The place–Murciélago Hacienda–was owned by the Nicaraguan dictator Somoza’s family before being expropriated in 1979, when the Murciélago Sector was incorporated into Santa Rosa National Park. It’s now a training camp for the Costa Rican Rural Guard. Armed guards may stop you for an ID check as you pass. A few hundred meters farther, the road runs alongside the secret airstrip (hidden behind tall grass to your left) that Oliver North had built to supply the contras. The park entrance is 0.5 km beyond the airstrip.

It’s another 16 km to Playa Blanca, a beautiful horseshoe-shaped white-sand beach–one of the most isolated in the country–about five km wide and enjoyed only by pelicans and frigate birds. The road ends here. Waterfalls are surrounded by ferns and palms in Cuajiniquil Canyon, which has its own moist microclimate. The Poza El General watering hole attracts waterfowl and other animals year-round and is reached along a rough trail.
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Address: Playa Esterillo
Location: Joco
Province: San José
Price: $950
Maintenances Fee: Maintenances Fee
Rental: 950$ weekly
Beds: 2
Baths: 2.5
Status: Active
ID: 230

Full Description: Features: A spacious townhouse, with almost 2000 sq.ft. split between two levels, has a extra wide staircase that leads you to comfortable bedrooms upstairs. The Pacific coastline is visible through both bedrooms and lures you onto the beautiful wooden balconies where you may linger forever on the rocking chairs. The Master bedroom has a King size bed and the second bedroom has a Queen size bed. Both bedrooms have dressers and closet. A futon bed, usually stored away, can be placed in the living area to sleep an additional person. Up to two cars may park on the property’s driveway (sorry, the garage is not available). The serenity takes you into the evening where silence is replaced with ample waves that create the surf of the Costa Rican Pacific coastline round the clock. The small village of Esterillos Oeste can grow on you with several eateries, a family bakery and a traditional grocery store (pulperia). You will soon become attached to your surroundings like so many have and realize that even though your time is short it is also time to plan your return trip. This hilltop luxury Esterillos vacation rental townhouse with private outdoor hot whirlpool tub offers a magnificent panoramic ocean view from both the lower level deck and the second level balcony. A concrete paved road leads you to your hilltop hideaway from the quiet village’s main street. This gorgeous townhouse blends within the surrounding nature and is complemented by huge exotic trees and mountainside scenery.

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If you are interested in sportfishing when you arrive in Costa Rica, you will find plenty of angling hotspots along the Pacific Coast. The Nicoya Peninsula offers ample excellent fishing opportunities at Playa Flamingo, Playas del Coco, Playa Carrillo and Tamarindo. In Puntarenas province, some superb fishing can be done in Quepos, which is a short drive away from San Jose City. For some quiet fishing destinations head south to the Golfo Dulce and the former banana port of Golfito, Puerto Jimenez and Zancudo.

If you are interested in sportfishing along Costa Rica’s Pacific shores, the best time to do so would be in between May and September in the north. In the south, sportfishing is ideal between November and March.

Along Coats Rica’s Caribbean Coast most of the fishing is restricted to the Parque Nacional Tortuguero and the Refugio Nacional Barra del Colorado. You can also fish inland here along the many rivers and estuaries in the area as well as out at sea. Tarpon and snook are popular deep sea catches, which inland, rainbow bass or guapote is easily available.

If you plan on fishing off the Pacific Coast, keep in mind that the fish as well as the fishing conditions vary from those in the Caribbean. Along the Pacific Coast, Blue and Black Marlins, Sailfish and Dorado are common catches.

If you plan on coming to Costa Rica to fish, you will need a fishing license. Most tour operators usually arrange licenses for you if you use their services, however, if you plan on going it alone, then you will need to arrange a license by yourself. Costa Rica also follows a strict catch and release policy, which you will need to adhere to if you wish to go fishing. Novice anglers or those coming fishing to Costa Rica for the first time can visit the Club Amateur de Pesca and the Club Nacional de Pesca fishing clubs in San Jose, which not only arrange sportfishing trips, but also organize tournaments and other angling related activities.
Source: www.govisitcostarica.com