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We made a terrific choice!

January 23, 2015
We made a terrific choice! The Madrigal family from San Jose, Costa Rica, recently spent a week in Las Villas de San Buenas. After their stay they wrote the following review of their stay. ———— We decided to go south Costa Rica for our year end vacation. We’re from San Jose and we all dec…

Southwest Airlines nonstop flights to Costa Rica increasing

January 15, 2015
Original source: The Tico Times Southwest Airlines could start offering service to San José, Costa Rica, from Houston, Texas, as early as October 2015, according to a statement from the company on Thursday. San José is among six destinations for which the airline is seeking permission to serve …

Southwest Airlines starts daily service to Costa Rica in March

January 15, 2015
Original source: The Tico Times Southwest Airlines Costa Rica Southwest Airlines and the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) confirmed that the discount carrier will start daily service to Juan Santamaría International Airport outside San José from Baltimore, effective March 7, according to officia…

Nick Halverson Costa Rica Video Series p1

August 26, 2014
Nick Halverson Costa Rica Video Series Part I in a new video series Nick Halverson, the CEO of Las Villas de San Buenas, was recently interviewed by Brad Gudim where they briefly discussed Costa Rica real estate. This is the first of the Nick Halverson Costa Rica Video Series. He will be recordin…

My Costa Rica Vacation Video 2014

July 11, 2014
Costa Rica Vacation Video (June 2014) The following video compilation is from our most recent trip to Costa Rica (June 2014) when the rest of my family came to Las Villas de San Buenas. My kids absolutely love it here in Costa Rica. The highlights always include daily dips in the swimming pool, r…

Manuel Antonio National Park Nearby

June 25, 2014
Manuel Antonio National Park Manuel Antonio National Park is Costa Rica’s number one tourist attraction due to its incredible beauty and amazing wildlife. In fact, in Forbes listed Manuel Antonio National Park as one of the twelve most beautiful parks in the world. The best news? The Park is only…

Manuel Antonio National Park Is One of Several Nearby National Parks

June 25, 2014
Manuel Antonio National Park Manuel Antonio National Park is Costa Rica’s number one tourist attraction due to its incredible beauty and amazing wildlife. In fact, in Forbes listed Manuel Antonio National Park as one of the twelve most beautiful parks in the world. The best news? The Park is only…

Why Costa Rica does not celebrate Memorial Day

May 29, 2014
Why Costa Rica does not celebrate Memorial Day | Costa Rica, Real Estate, News, Travel. One of the biggest holiday’s in the United States is Memorial Day. Memorial Day was started during the Civil War to honor the fallen soldiers of the Battle of Gettysburg. After the war, remembrances and recogn…

Repaving of Roads to San Buenaventura

May 26, 2014
Visiting the Osa region between Palmar Norte and Coronado (which includes San Buenaventura) just got smoother. Already considered one of the best roads in all of Costa Rica, Highway 34 (or as it is better known, “The Costanera Highway”) has been repaved with another layer of asphalt over the past…

New Rules for Entering Panama

April 11, 2014
Costa Rica has implemented a new departure tax at all land border crossings. Historically there was no charge for crossing any land boundaries. As many visitors know there is a departure tax (now $29) for all travelers leaving via an airplane at both international airports in Costa Rica. This wil…

Costa Rica Information

March 28, 2014
We often times get asked many of the same questions about Costa Rica. The following is general Costa Rica information that you may be interested in knowing. Capital: San Jose Currency: Colon Time zone: GMT-6; EST -1. Costa Rica does not participate in Daylight Savings, so for approximately six mo…

Video of Ballena National Park near Ballena Beach Club

November 19, 2011
Owners in Las Villas de San Buenas have the opportunity to be an owner in the Ballena Beach Club. Here is the beach in Ballena National Park that is about 200 meters from Ballena Beach Club in Uvita. Ballena Beach Club