What is the magical appeal of Costa Rica for those seeking real estate in Central America? Much of it has to do with the country’s vast biodiversity. Here, geography constricts a breathtaking amount of plant and animal life within a modest 19,563 square miles (50,900 sq. km), an area comparable in size to Denmark or West Virginia.
Within this diminutive nation is found an astonishing five percent of the world's biodiversity, including more than 800 species of ferns, 1,000 of orchids, 2,000 kinds of trees, and 200 species of mammals. And further to this, Costa Rica ranks 4th in the world as an ideal environment for foreign investment. This is in part because there are very few restrictions on foreigners owning land in Costa Rica. In fact, foreigners enjoy the same rights as Costa Ricans and thus do not require any special provision to purchase property or own real estate in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is the link in a chain of small nations that together comprise Central America. Along with the Caribbean and the Pacific, the country's borders are defined by Nicaragua to the North and Panama to the South. Located at the nexus of two continents and two oceans, this confluence of land and water makes the region one of mother-nature's great bottlenecks.
Demonstrating an environmental sensitivity unparalleled elsewhere, Costa Ricans have set aside over one quarter of their land as protected areas and national parks. Eco-tourists are rewarded with botanical and animal marvels found nowhere else on Earth. Although Costa Rica is best known as an invaluable refuge for nature, this small nation is also a haven of peace.
As significant, investing in Costa Rica; a foreign investor has solid assurance of his real estate purchase as Costa Rica has in place a safe system of title registration to protect buyers when purchasing real estate in Costa Rica. This property registry is called the Registro Nacional, where both title and survey documents conducted for every property are recorded. Any change in the status of a title or any claim that might affect a property must be noted on the title registry page, thus making title and land status of a property readily verified. On a further interesting note, not even residence or presence in the country is required for land ownership.
Both coastlines of Costa Rica have an abundance of pristine, breathtaking beaches making owning your own personal real estate a vista delight. Between the coasts, the interior of the country is shaped by four mountain ranges, which run from North to South with the capital, San Jose, resting roughly in the nation's center, settled within a highland valley. Cascading down to the Caribbean from the central mountains are Costa Rica's many great rivers.
The Pacific side is marked by two broad peninsulas that hook out into the Pacific to provide even more of the pristine white sandy beaches and awe inspiring ocean views.
Costa Rica's climate is renowned as an atmospheric treat with mild subtropical conditions year-round. Temperature varies mainly according to elevation: the higher the cooler.
With a nation of such beauty and diversity- What more reasons would one want to buy real estate in this beautiful country of Costa Rica.
