Escaping it all for 'paradise' in Costa Rica



Nadine Hays Pisani was desperately seeking a permanent vacation.
She and her husband, Rob, both chiropractors, had a comfortable life in York, Pennsylvania, but they were miserable. Both were working long hours, hated their jobs and felt burned-out.
So they came up with a bold plan: Sell everything and find a country with a warm climate where they could live for about $1,000 a month. They would stop working and live off their savings and interest.
They settled on Costa Rica.

The Pisanis put their home on the market and moved to the lush, verdant Central American country in 2007. (They were lucky; they sold everything just before the economy tanked.)
Pisani chronicles her adventures in the new book, "Happier Than a Billionaire: Quitting My Job, Moving to Costa Rica & Living the Zero Hour Work Week."
She self-published the memoir after she noticed that her stories were attracting a growing audience on her blog.
Pisani and her husband now live near the beach in Tamarindo in a house that they rent for $150 a month. They have few possessions, but they spend much less to support themselves than they thought they would have to. They don't work but plan to find jobs eventually.
"It's paradise," Pisani said. "I wake up. I have a great cup of coffee. There are parrots outside my window. There are monkeys in the trees. It's such an exceptional way to live."
Pisani, 41, recently spoke with CNN about her adopted home. The following is an edited version of that interview.
CNN: Many people would love to do what you did. How long did you plan for this move?
Pisani: Just a year. It was very risky, and I wish I could tell people that there's a guarantee that, at the end, it's all going to work out.
But being in the health care industry, I realize there are two limiting factors in your life: health and age. And I realized you can't bank time.
If you look at life like that, then the risk doesn't seem so risky. It seemed like a good idea that when you're young and you want to do something, you say, "OK, it might not work out, but I believe in myself. And if I have to come back to the United States and start all over again, I know that I'll be able to do it."
CNN: You write that when you saw the film "Avatar," it reminded you a lot of Costa Rica. In what way?
Pisani: There was this beautiful animation in that movie of these sort of lit up fireflies, and it looked exactly like the landscape here. There are fireflies that are just like that (here).

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Moran real estate is proud to announce our association with Robert Lux of de Lux Property Management. I have known Bob for over 25 years and can attest to his knowledge, integrity, honesty and experience in property management, all types of homes,apartments, pool, spa and yard maintainance. Bob worked with me in the U.S. Virgin Islands and later in Oregon and has a wealth of experience. He is headquartered in our office at Gingerbread Hotel. So for all your property needs please contact him at:

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Costa Rica has Become an Excellent Dental Tourism Paradise

Costa Rica has become lately a very favored medical tourism destination for patients from all over the world.
Besides being a country where there is high quality patient treatment possible, and where the doctors are highly skilled professionals, the country also offers several entertainment options for tourists.
Therefore, many choose to combine their medical needs with relaxation, and choose Costa Rica for this flexibility.
There are several tourism and retirement services available which help international travelers get the most advantageous quotes both for their vacationing packages and for their dental treatment needs. They basically find the most renowned dental professionals or cosmetic surgeons and then offer you a reasonable quote.
Patients are also redirected towards highly accredited and certified hospitals or clinics, so there is no danger of ending up under the hands of an unprofessional dentist.
Other services that are usually being offered by these medical tourism companies:

• Free treatment consultations
• They make arrangements ahead for lab testing for example
• They also help you with information regarding accommodations
• Transportation to-from the airports
• Help accommodate people that have special needs
• Take care of post-surgical appointments
• Follow up assistance

As you can notice, these services are extremely advantageous, since there is not much running for you. They take care of all the important part of your medical trip, and all you have to do is let yourself guided, have a nice vacation and get all the medical care that you need.
People choose Costa Rica as a main Medical and Dental Tourism destination mainly because:

• They are sick and tired already with the non responsive attitude of the insurance companies
• They are also tired to wait for extremely long periods in order to be able to get an appointment (wehich in case of an emergency is not quite that comfortable!)
• Increasing local costs for healthcare, especially in the fields of dentistry (such as cosmetic dentistry, which is not even covered by any standard insurance!)

In the not so distant future, there will be an even bigger rise in the number of patients who choose Costa Rica as their main Medical and dental tourism spot.


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Costa Rica is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It is also one of the places where many people are buying properties as an investment or to establish a vacation home. One of the most popular real estate companies that render professional and honest real estate services is managed by Terry Moran. The company is known as Moran Real Estate Costa Rica. It focuses on giving investors, retirees and prospective homeowners the opportunity to own a home and inexpensive real estate properties in the Lake Arenal area of Costa Rica.
Moran Real Estate Costa Rica is comprised of many professional real estate agents that will guide you in buying your property in Lake Arenal area. They are very much familiar with all the excellent places in Lake Arenal where you can develop your business or build your home. Some of the places recommended by Moran Real Estate Costa Rica agents include Fortuna, Nuevo Arenal, Tilaran, Tierra Morenas, as well as Tronadora.
You may also ask these agents about the areas located within the mountains, over-looking the whole paradise of Costa Rica. Unlike other real estate agents, they don’t push you to buy this or that property just because of their commission. Moran Real Estate is there to assist you in finding your perfect home or spot even if it means they have to search the whole of Costa Rica.
These professional real estate services are owned and managed by Terry Moran and has been recognized as one of the leading names when it comes to real estate industry, especially when it comes to properties in and around the Caribbean. For more than fifty years it has been selling tropical paradise properties. The main office of the company is located in Virgin Islands. And because of the success made by Terry Moran and his agents, there are now a lot of branches scattered all over the Caribbean. It was only a few years that they focused their attention on the Lake Arenal area.
Because of the efforts of Moran Real Estate, many five star hotels as well as restaurants are now affiliated with this real estate company. If you are one of their clients, you may avail special discounts and VIP treatments from the finest establishments in the paradise. Aside from the discounts, you may gain access to the exclusive art galleries where the paintings, sculptures, and other masterpieces of famous local artists in Costa Rica are exhibited and for sale at the same time.
So if you are in the market for a piece of paradise in Costa Rica then you should consider contacting Moran Real Estate Costa Rica. They have a reputation for providing great real estate services and will help you find you own piece of paradise.
James Kesel, MS, is the publisher of the Inexpensive Costa Rica Vacation website at http://www.costa-rica-source.com, providing great information on vacations and travel in Costa Rica as well as information on buying a piece of paradise with Moran Real Estate Costa Rica.


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Ancient cultures and prehistoric discoveries in Costa Rica

Petroglyphs



To most Costa Ricans – Ticos and expats alike – Costa Rican history begins with the arrival of the Spanish in 1502. Recent developments and archeological finds are painting a far different picture however. In fact, there is increasing evidence that ancient cultures thrived in the land of Pura Vida long before European explorers cast covetous eyes upon its beauty and natural riches.
Three archeological sites in various parts of the country give an interesting glimpse into pre-Columbian life: Guayabo and La Montana complex in Turrialba, the footpaths of Lake Arenal, and . Each site offers a different window into who the ancient Costa Ricans were and how they lived.

Turrialba

The first, and probably the most notable, is Guayabo de Turrialba. This 540 acre – which is roughly 219 hectares – site can be found in Turrialba on the southern slope of the Turrialba Volcano.
The Guayabo National Park monument was established to preserve the ruins of the city even as archeologists continue to unearth details about the settlement and those who lived there. To date, it is estimated that Guayabo was established and inhabited somewhere around 1500 B.C. During the height of its existence, the city may have held between 10,000 and 25,000 people. For unknown reasons, the settlement seems to have been abandoned by 1400 A.D.-nearly a century before the Spanish arrived. Curiously, no record was left by the Spanish as to whether they had discovered the location and, if so, what condition it was in.
Though only about 10% of the site has been excavated, stone streets, various structures, water cisterns and numerous petroglyphs all provide evidence of a vibrant and thriving society. Scientists have also theorized from the drawings that there was a dual power structure-the political chief, known as Cacique and a religious/spiritual leader called Saman. Perhaps as you visit Guayabo, you may be the one to unlock its mysteries.
There is also a second location in Turrialba known as La Montana complex. Though not as extensive as the Guayabo settlement,  pottery shards found there dated from 1500 to 300 B.C.; some archeologists feel that these samples must have been pre-dated by even earlier types of ceramic objects-perhaps as old as 2000 B.C.

Lake Arenal

Another location which is far more mysterious in origin can be found near the shores of Lake Arenal. Known for the majestic volcano that stands sentinel over the valley, Arenal became the focus of one Payson Sheets, an archeologist from the University of Colorado. Using NASA remote sensing technology, Sheets discovered the existence of remote footpaths both around and under the current Lake Arenal during these aerial surveys in 1985.
These footpaths, some dating back to 500 B.C., lifted a curtain on the life and culture of the ancients who used them as part of their daily existence. Sheets and other behavioral archeologists theorized that wandering bands may have lived around the volcano as early as 10,000 B.C. although a permanent settlement probably did not become established until around 2000 B.C.
These early settlers would move away during eruptions and then return to their crops and settlement when Arenal grew quiet. Much like the citizens of Guayabo, these lake residents vanished around 1400 B.C. The belief is that a plague, not the Volcano, is what ended their days.

Nicoya Peninsula

The last area which has revealed some pre-history of Costa Rica is the Nicoya peninsula. As science continues to pull back the layers of time, there is increasing evidence that the Olmecs and the earliest Ticos did interact. Ceramics found near Guanacaste, dating from 300 B.C. show this influence and, possibly, could be a prelude to finding a much stronger connection between the ancient MesoAmericans and the “pre-Ticos.”

So as you explore the wonders of this land of riches, know that you follow the footsteps of the ancients who, like you, were looking for their special place in paradise.

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Extraordinary Home Complex and Tilapia Farm On 8 Acres of Verdant Land



This extensive exotic private tilapia farm and home complex is a fire sale at the price they are asking and in perfect, like new condition, includes:

Here are some details about our property:
Main house – 2000 sq ft {1 large bedfoom 1 bath, study with fireplace}
Guest house – 750 sq ft {1 large bedroom, bath, kitchen, accomodates 4}
Pool house – 1015 sq ft
Pool – 31 ft x 11 ft, depth 4.5 to 5.5 ft
Garage - 680 sq ft
Greenhouse - 480 sq ft
Kennel
Barn
Cattle shelter
Wood shed
Garden

Fruit trees and other producing plants on the property:

Orange
Tangerine
Grapefruit
Lemon
Sweet Lemon
Mango
Coconut
Starfruit
Water Apple
Cashew
Fig
Cas
Avocado
Guavo
Guanabana
Banana
Coffee
Papaya
Pinapple



We have reforested approximately one half of the 3.5 hectares with 1,800 tree seedlings of 70 native tree species. La Reserva Forest Foundation organized, funded, and oversaw the project.
We planted a 44 tree fruit orchard in 2010.
We receive water by permit from MINAET from natural springs located within the Tenorio Forest Reserve.
We raise tilapia for personal use. The ponds currently support over 1,000 mature & maturing fish.
Electric bill averages approximately $75 / month
Telephone land line is approximately $12 / month
ICE wireless internet service costs $24 / month


The tilapia farm is presently for private use only but could easily be converted to a commercial facility. The property also lends itself to a B&B and has extensive fruit and vegetable gardens that are sufficient to feed several large families.

Family health problems force sale at way below cost

Price is firm at $350,000

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Lomas Del Mar

Lomas del Mar, in Costa Rica is an ecological community offering awesome views in one of the world's most beautiful destinations. Lomas del Mar (Hills of the Sea), a planned gated residential community where spectacular flora and exotic wildlife flourish just outside your door.



The views from Lomas del Mar are the best in Costa Rica. A bold statement. But true. Glorious sunsets over the Pacific. The white sand beach of Matapalo. Santa Rosa National Park. Boats bobbing in Coco Bay. Rolling hills and majestic mountains. Surreal volcanoes. It's like a new postcard with every blink of the eye.
We're only 35 minutes from Costa Rica's international airport in Liberia, serving the country's northwest beaches with direct flights from Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte, Houston, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Toronto, and London.

Nestled upon 600 tropical acres of lush pasture, primary forest, and hills over looking the Pacific Ocean and the Papagayo Bay in peaceful Costa Rica. Valley and mountain views complement vistas of the North Pacific Coastline including Playas Matapalo, Ocotal, Coco, and Papagayo Bays. Our ecological residential community development is focused on providing property owner privacy and luxurious amenities while safeguarding local bio-diversity for which Costa Rica is famous.



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Costa Rica real estate including - ocean and mountain view lots ranging from 1.25 acres to over 4 acres and our new condominiums: Serendipity Residences. Imagine yourself residing on a spacious real estate property enjoying your Pacific ocean views in privacy and tranquility.

Fitness Center

Within minutes of your home, our top-of-the-line fitness center is fully equipped, featuring high quality strength and aerobic exercise equipment. We have more than a dozen stations to help you tone up, taking full advantage of the healthy lifestyle that is yours to enjoy at Serendipity Residences.

 

equestrian center

Haras del Mar Equestrian Center is located within 600 acres of ocean views and mountain trails in the Lomas del Mar planned ecological community.

We provide boarding in a brand new 14 stall Spanish-style stable with turnout paddocks. Our state of the art equestrian center offers professional instruction in equitation classes for jumping and dressage at our full-size Federation Arena. And we sponsor supervised trail rides to the idyllic beach of Matapalo.

With Lots beginning at $59,000 and built in financing these are the best located, most carefully developed land, homes and condos with the greatest amenities anywhere in Costa Rica.

Call Moran Real Estate at 506 2694 0088 or in the U.S. at 305 307 0088

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