Costa Rica vacation rentals

Costa Rica vacation rentals

Why not go on vacation Coat Rica. Buy or rent some vacation accomodation. It is great place to get some holiday space. It has great weather, and rich environmental culture.

Costa Rica, is a republic in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.

Costa Rica is located on the Central American isthmus, 10° North of the equator and 84° West of the Prime Meridian. It borders both the Caribbean Sea (to the east) and the North Pacific Ocean (to the west), with a total of 1,290 kilometers of coastline ( 132 mi on the Caribbean coast and 631 mi on the Pacific). It is about the size of West Virginia and shares that state's reputation for excellent whitewater kayaking/rafting opportunities.

Since the late 1980s Costa Rica became a popular nature travel destination, and its main competitive advantage is its well-established system of national parks and protected areas. The country also has plenty of beaches, both in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, within short travel distances, and also several volcanoes that can be visited with safety.

Costa Rica is composed of seven provinces, which in turn are divided into 81 cantons ("cantón" in Spanish, plural "cantones"), each directed by a mayor. Mayors are chosen democratically every four years by each canton's people.

Frontbeach developments

In many beach areas, but especially in the towns of Tamarindo and Jacó, a real estate boom took placed, when many foreigners from developed countries began buying beachfront properties and building holiday and vacation houses and condominiums. These developments completely changed the life style in these towns, and property prices are now so high that it became prohibitive for Costa Ricans to own beachfront properties.

Hotel siting and construction

Also there have been isolated controversies regarding the site location and construction of hotels and beach resorts invading the 50 m protected maritime public zone; also a case of one hotel located within a protected area; and a few cases of resort development with severe negative impacts to existing flora and fauna, by dumping construction wastes damaging coral reefs or filling mangroves. As a result of these controversies, a law was passed in 1995 to require environmental impact studies before a hotel is authorized to operate.

More recently, controversy took place with the construction of the Sardinal-El Coco-Ocotal aqueduct by private devolopers, as the community of Sardinal protested violently because they fear that scarce drinking water will be diverted for the tourism developments whose owners are financing the pipeline.

Beaches

See List of beaches of Costa Rica

Manuel Antonio Beach at Manuel Antonio National Park; Cahuita Beach at Cahuita National Park, Limón; Puerto Viejo Beach, Talamanca, Limón; Manzanillo Beach, Limón; Gandoca Beach, Limón; Tamarindo Beach, Guanacaste; Flamingo Beach, Guanacaste; Conchal Beach, Guanacaste; Jaco Beach, Puntarenas; Herradura Beach, Puntarenas; Montezuma Beach, Puntarenas; Zancudo Beach, Puntarenas

Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limón, Puntarenas, San José

National Parks and Biological Reserves
Cocos Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a top nominee in the contest to chose the world's New 7 Wonders of Nature.[30]
Area de Conservación Guanacaste, UNESCO World Heritage Site,
La Amistad International Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Border Costa Rica-Panama; Corcovado National Park; Chirripó National Park; Tortuguero National Park ; Tapantí National Park ; Braulio Carrillo National Park ; La Selva Biological Station, Organization for Tropical Studies (Private Reserve)
Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve, Monteverde, Puntarenas (Private Reserve)

Two of the country's most renowned rivers in that regard are the Rio Pacuare and the Rio Reventazon located near the city of Turrialba about two hours east of San Jose. Other notable whitewater areas are the Sarapiqui Valley area, several Pacific coast rivers near Quepos, and the southern Pacific drainage area around San Isidro de General.

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