Discover why Tres Amigos Realty remains the top seller to SATISFIED clients in Costa Rica. Research our agent's stories, why they love our region and their joy in working with people to find their Costa Rica "home". Click on the link for the entire article,...
Horizon Pacific – Serving the Tamarindo region for over 15 years
Welcome to Horizon Pacific, your premier Property Management and Rental company situated on the stunning golden coast of Costa Rica. Horizon Pacific Management and Rentals is a reflection of our owners’ love for the ocean. Bill and Nancy Ripley, hail from Mays...
Can a Foreigner Acquire a Beachfront Property Interest in Costa Rica?
Yes—but it depends on whether the land is private titled property or part of Costa Rica’s Maritime Terrestrial Zone (ZMT), where the rules are completely different. The confusion usually starts with one simple fact: many “beachfront” listings are not fee-simple...
Financing Property in Costa Rica: What Are Your Options as a Foreign Buyer? – Tres Amigos
Buying in Costa Rica can feel wonderfully simple right up until the conversation turns to financing. Yes, loans exist here, but most foreign buyers end up using alternatives because the bank route can be slow, document-heavy, and often requires a bigger deposit than...
Let’s Hear it For the Howler
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Howler Monkeys in Costa Rica: The Jungle Alarm Clock You’ll Never Forget Costa Rica’s howler monkeys are the loud, leafy neighbours you hear long before you ever see them. These tree-dwelling primates are...
Planning Your Summer Vacation Game Plan
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Yes, we are talking about Summer Vacation. It’s not too early to plan, especially when you have kids. In Costa Rica, the school holidays feel long, hot and full of possibility – but most parents still have to work, run...
Dering Cambronero: Psychedelic Art from Costa Rica, From Yellow Submarine to Brewery Labels
Dering Cambronero is a psychedelic artist from Costa Rica who has been shaped by art for as long as he can remember. His work isn’t simply “trippy” for the sake of being trippy; it’s built as a personal visual language—one that translates perception, emotion, and...
Fashion Flash: Express Your Best Self
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Fashion Flash: Express Your Best Self. When you are the best version of yourself, you bloom! It doesn’t mean being perfect, beautiful, or young. It just means bringing whoever you already are to your fullest potential for all to...
El Farallón National Monument, Take a Step Back In Time, Twice
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] Photos: Marian Paniagua Take a Step Back In Time, Twice: There is a place right outside Cañas Costa Rica, where you can be transported not once, but twice, back in time and many would say that you can even have a...
Surf Adventure: The Road and Swell Point South
Surf Adventure Surf Trek with CHE: When the Road and Swell Point South. I woke at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and finally rose at 3 a.m. with one of several alarms that I set in five-minute intervals. Before a surf adventure, I find sleep to be sparse and nearly impossible...
ConnectOcean: Swim Safe Costa Rica
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1672232565287{background-color: #ffffff !important;}"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Costa Rica, a picturesque realm nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, unfolds over 800 miles of bewitching coastline. The allure of...
Guayabo: History of a Mystery
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Guayabo’s Stone Secrets: Costa Rica’s Ancient City That Still Works Costa Rica thrills travellers with rainforest adventures, living culture, nightly entertainment, hard-to-believe wildlife encounters, hot real-estate conversations,...












