Santa Teresa, Malpaís, Montezuma areas

Already reasonably well-established tourist destinations, each area has several restaurants, bars, small hotels and other tourism-related businesses up and running. New commercial centers in Santa Teresa suggest demand exists for further retail options. There’s still no full-service supermarket in the area, though Cóbano is reasonably close.

As the real estate market develops and more tourists arrive looking for rentals, property management companies might become more in demand, as many of the properties found in the market are single-family homes without the security of a condominium or gated community.

Tambor

Tambor has very little in the way of restaurants, bars, stores and other basic services right now. But while there’s potential in any one of these areas, it’s important to remember that Tambor development is at an early stage right now. The population remains quite small, and investment in a business there would need to have a medium- to long-term outlook.