real estate: Discovering Costa Rica…Part 4: How I Made a Million Dollars in Two Years
- 08/31/07 06:19 AM
I left off Part 3 right after the purchase of a $550,000 1 ¼ acre lot outside San Jose, Costa Rica. I was on my way, beginning the laughably easy permitting process. Here is a photo of the mountain on which my lot is located, taken from Escazu, where I currently live on the weekends, when I can sometimes take a break from my condo project, The Oaks Tamarindo http://www.theoakstamarindo.com/. But first, I had to get my architect to prepare the "anteproyecto". This is a preliminary plan that shows planned construction, including everything except actual construction plans. For example, the "footprint" … (4 comments)
real estate: Costa Rica /Annexation of Guanacaste Day and annual weather
- 07/29/07 12:34 PM
Monday we are celebrating a national holiday in Costa Rica, the Annexation of Guanacaste Day, commemorating the 183d anniversary of the annexation of Guanacaste. On July 25, 1825, the citizens of Guanacaste peacefully voted to secede from Nicaragua and become a part of Costa Rica. The celebration is Monday because it fits better with a second holiday Thursday for the Virgin of Los Angeles, the patron saint of Costa Rica. An annual pilgrimage of the faithful begins today and concludes Thursday at the Basilica in Cartago, the seat of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica, where the image of the Virgin … (1 comments)
Random thoughts on life and work in Guanacaste and the Central Valley of Costa Rica. How to build a project quickly, seamlessly and efficiently (not!).
I left off Part 3 right after the purchase of a $550,000 1 ¼ acre lot outside San Jose, Costa Rica. I was on my way, beginning the laughably easy permitting process. Here is a photo of the mountain on which my lot is located, taken from Escazu, where I currently live on the weekends, when I can sometimes take a break from my condo project, The Oaks Tamarindo http://www.theoakstamarindo.com/. 
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