Anyone thinking of living in Costa Rica is faced with renting or buying an apartment, condo or home. Fortunately, there are many options if you are thinking of buying. One of the newest products available are high-rise condominiums. Prices start at around $100,000 for a condo in one of these structures. Buildings generally offer 1,2,

It helps to be familiar with the alphabet soup of regulatory agencies you will be dealing with during the permitting process. Following, a brief list: MINAET (www.minaet.go.cr): The Ministerio del Ambiente, Energía, y Telecomunicaciones, or Minstery of Environment, Energy, and Telecommunications. This is the big cheese when it comes to environmental regulation in Costa Rica.