The area has quite a few unmet consumer and business needs, simply because it’s still developing. 1. Local Housing With all the new real estate, construction, and tourism activity now going on, there’s a need for affordable housing for locals and for migrant workers. Everyone from construction workers to hotel managers needs to live somewhere,

1. Private Schools There is one private, bilingual school in the area that is for children from kindergarten to 6th grade. For older children, there are reportedly good private schools in San Isidro. 2. Private Hospitals Dominical, Uvita and Ojochal have a few medical clinics, but for a full-service hospital you will need to go to

Prices appear to be rising about 30% annually and some brokers believe they’re likely to continue to increase if demand remains strong. Dominical has the most pricy properties at the moment because it is the most developed and has some of the best views. Uvita and Ojochal are competitive, but prices are much lower south

Historically and culturally, the southern zone is a peculiar part of the country. In a way, it’s where the country’s many attributes converge in a single place. Intense nature, indigenous communities, the legacy of the all powerful United Fruit Company, a duty-free zone, and the modern bustling city of San Isidro (apparently the fastest growing

There are two ways to drive to the Southern Zone from San José. The quickest is down through San Isidro del General, which then connects you to either Dominical on the coast, or straight down to Palmar, the Osa Peninsula, Golfito and finally the border with Panamá at Paso Canoas. This route takes about four

By Christopher Howard The idea of costal highway linking Quepos in the Central Pacific with Dominical in the South Pacific was originally conceived during the government of José María “Don Pepe” Figueres Ferrer in the year 1970. Work was begun in 1976 under the government of Daniel Oduber Quirós, but the concession was cancelled when

The Southern Zone has unfortunately suffered a tremendous amount of deforestation at the hands of farmers clearing pasture land and of the United Fruit Company, which cleared the jungle for its banana plantations. Some developers are now reforesting large proportions of the land they’ve bought from these farmers to make it more valuable for real