If any of you have ever even remotely considered or inquired into real estate in the Central Pacific of Costa Rica - especially around Jaco - then you most probably have been told by one or several people about the Caldera Highway.

Now, they may not have called it the Caldera Highway, but I'm sure that they talked of a new highway that was being built that would shorten the drive from San Jose by half - going from about a 2 1/2 hour drive down to a 1 hour drive.

Sound familiar?

Then you may have also heard about how it has been years since this highway was started, and the local joke was that "yes, the highway will be finished - someday."

Well in case you hadn't heard, thankfully it appears as if the wait is coming to an end.  After what appeared to be years of talk of the Caldera Highway, the residents and investors of Costa Rica were fed up and put pressure on the government to "finish the Caldera, or stop promising it."

The result has been for the government to put their foot down and set some strict rules with the contractor.  Now, the contractor has a strict deadline which they must meet, or suffer strict fines.

And that deadline?  About 2 years from now.

Well, better late than never...

Will it be like this.. Cobblestone road

or this.. Highway

Just jokes!  I'm confident it will be great when completed.

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2 Comments on THE Caldera Highway - Fact or Fiction?

I prefer the first road for its old world charm:)

04/23/2008 05:48 AM by Frank Schulte-Ladbeck (Frank Schulte-Ladbeck Professional Real Estate Inspections)

At first I was horrified that a development was right on "THE highway" - then I learned it's only a 2 lane road.

06/16/2008 09:08 PM by Sharon Simms St Pete Florida CRS CIPS CLHMS (RE/MAX Metro)

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