Costa Rica Real Estate
Del Pacifico
Seaside Town...
Tropical Soul...
Location! Location! Location!
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Nestled in the rolling hills overlooking the exotic palm coast of Esterillos Este is Del Pacifico...a singularly unique development designed for the individual in all of us. Del Pacifico at Esterillos is a village by the sea--a private place to relax, recharge and reflect...a place where families come together season after season to share old memories and to create new ones. Not just condos on a hill, but rather a master-planned community meticulously designed by internationally renowned architects, and woven into the very fabric of Costa Rica's rich cultural heritage and natural beauty. Whether your preference is for a luxury condominium, an individual home site, or even a flat in our La Prada (Town Center), your views and experience will be "memory makers". See and experience the many facets of Del Pacifico - the beaches, the golf, the spas, and even the shopping. Whether you come to vacation, come to live, or come to explore - just come...and feel it for yourself: Del Pacifico--"Seaside Town with a Tropical Soul."
Real Estate
The Costa Rican Real Estate opportunities are often compared to those in Hawaii in the 1950s and Florida in the 1930s. Over the last several years Costa Rica has gained the reputation as the hottest resort market in the world. Del Pacifico offers an unusually attractive array of options in which to participate.
And why Del Pacifico?
Del Pacifico has an ideal location midway between the surfing village of Jaco and the famed national park, Manuel Antonio (Costa Rica’s #1 tourist attraction). Plus, with over 250,000 square feet of construction, we have a proven track record and inventory available for immediate purchase
Luxury Condominiums
VILLAS DEL PACIFICO – 2,000 square- foot condominiums having 3 bedrooms and 3 baths set in the verdant center of the 700-acre Del Pacifico community.
2-BEDROOM CONDOMINIUMS
These recent additions to the Villas community are currently under construction with completion scheduled for early 2008.
PORTOFINO - 1,2 3 BEDROOM CONDOMINIUMS
Coming soon to Del Pacifico in 2008, these masterfully designed Condos will have spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean as well as the lush flora of the rain forest.
Ocean and Golf Course View Condos
(Pictures Coming Soon)
Designed and built to the most exacting North American standards, our luxury golf course condos feature exquisite finishes and top of the line appliances. To complete the package, the Del Pacifico Design Center can outfit your new condo in style featuring Drexel Heritage. Condos are available in 1, 2 or 3 bedrooms and may participate in our vacation rental management program.
La Prada - Town Center Condos
In the heart of Del Pacifico, La Prada, the Town Center, is the focal point of community life. Accessed through a shaded arcade, retail shops provide residents and community visitors with a variety of products and services. Above the shops lies a community within a community! Studio, one, two and three-bedroom residences are located in the middle of the action. These units are designed for the Costa Rican traveler who wants to spend the maximum time enjoying the country and the Del Pacifico lifestyle. Four of these unique units occupy the entire second floor of Town Center buildings, providing residents with 1,500 square foot penthouses. Some units feature a cathedral ceiling, and some have a tower with clerestory windows, adding to the dramatic effect. Six units have lofts for a second bedroom with 25 foot ceilings! All of the Town Center condos may participate in the Del Pacifico rental program to generate income for absent owners. Also, all owners, renters and guests of the Town Center condos are full members of the Del Pacifico community and are eligible to play golf on the private links course and take full advantage of the other amenities.
For those seeking just a small piece of paradise. La Prada is an excellent option
Price, fully furnished: $275,000 and up.
Custom Homes
Prices start at $850,000 and currently go to $2,000,000 for beautifully crafted houses. Del Pacifico maintains its own staff of expert architects, engineers and its own construction company to assure the highest quality, standards and maintenance.
Family Compounds and Camps
Reviving the tradition of the mountain “camps,” Del Pacifico has set aside a limited number of sites for multi-home “camps.” Our architectural staff will assist you in designing a homestead for future generations.
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Investment Potential
Del Pacifico at Esterillos is a 700 acre beach and golf luxury community located in the beautiful pacific coast town of Esterillos Este. With over half a mile of beach frontage and rolling hills with elevations of up to 250 feet, primary rain forest and wildlife, Del Pacifico has exceptional opportunities for those looking to invest in a condominium, single family home, a flat or even for the more experienced investor seeking a development opportunity.
Location, Location, Location! Our prime location places you just 20 minutes to the golf course and marina at the Marriott Los Suenos and 30 minutes to natural splendor and sport fishing to be found at Manuel Antonio. In addition, an 18 hole golf course is planned to start construction on the Del Pacifico project in the summer of 2007. Also, the municipal airstrip puts Del Pacifico at Esterillos only 17 minutes by air from San Jose, a key consideration for the "time compressed" home or condo owner.
Del Pacifico at Esterillos has all the hallmarks of excellent investment potential with superb location and experienced management. In the past year , the beautiful village of Esterillos Este has been "discovered" as an upscale alternative to Los Suenos and Manuel Antonio.
Where is Del Pacifico?
The project is ideally located on the Pacific Coast Highway between the popular beach resort of Jaco Beach and the Manuel Antonio National Park. Only 17 miles to the Los Suenos Marriott Resort (Playa Herradura) and 35 miles to the beautiful tourist and sport fishing destination of Manuel Antonio. Residents of Del Pacifico at Esterillos have easy access to the golf, fishing, and boating and outdoor attractions of both destinations. In addition they also enjoy the "outdoors" lifestyle and amenities of living in the rolling hills with rain forest, horseback riding and abundant wildlife.
The Dirt Simple Solution
Special Update for Subscribers
Dear Investor,
An extraordinary one-time opportunity to purchase a lot in Del Pacifico, Costa Rica's exclusive luxury development on the gorgeous Central Pacific Coast- with a 40% buy-back after 5 years.
Dirt Simple
With the trillion dollar train wreck certain to ravage the purchasing power of your life savings, are you
looking for a safe and simple way to diversify out of dollars? Do you understand the logic of investing outside the United States, but are intimidated and confused by the hassles of 'offshore banking', foreign annuities and complicated tax reporting? If your answer to any of these questions is 'Yes', you're not alone and there is a simpler solution.
To help people like you, Del Pacifico, one of Costa Rica's premier resort communities, has crafted a new strategy that is so easy we call it - 'The Dirt Simple Solution...The secret strategy?' If you need a label, call it 'Personal Land Banking' whereby simply purchasing a residential building lot at Del Pacifico you have transferred a portion of your investments out of dollars and into the ultimate hard asset, 'Dirt'. It's so elegantly simple it's deceptive. If the Dollar falls, the value of residential lots will appreciate, acting as an automatic currency hedge. Not only that, but you're also investing right in front of the huge demographic wave as the Baby Boom will continue to age regardless of the world economy the next 10 years. Without question, prime beach front resort communities in warm weather climates are poised to profit over the next 10 years. This is even easier than buying real estate in the United States because every residential lot is already in its own LLC whose ownership of the land is recorded in the on-line Costa Rican National Title Registry. You simply purchase the shares of the LLC and title insurance is available from U.S. Title insurance companies.
Start your personal land banking portfolio with as little as: $75,000
Think of this as a pure investment without all the emotional factors which enter into a second home or condo decision making process. You don't need to worry about whether the family will use it, travel schedules, decorating or even the hassles of renting. And you won't even need an offshore bank account or need to worry about income taxes. Why? Because owning a residential lot doesn't generate rental income. But your long term capital gains potential will be turbo charged by the aging of the Baby Boom as a growing number of Americans are seeking a stable and safe haven outside the United States.
The Del Pacifico resort development has put together a special investment program to make this 'Dirt Simple' strategy a practical alternative to a CD or a T-Bill for the average investor. Del Pacifico has set aside a limited number of lots and has agreed to relax its current 12 month building requirement for a special 5 year period. This means that over the next 5 years you can sit back and watch the demand grow as the hotel and golf course are constructed and then decide to either build yourself or sell the lot to someone else. Even better, Del Pacifico has added a special 'repurchase option' which provides that if you don't decide to build yourself or sell the lot to someone else during the first 5 years, the developer will repurchase the lot for 140% of the initial purchase price! That's a 7% compounded rate of return. A second purchase option with a 50% down payment and 8% developer financing on the balance for 3 years is also available (without the repurchase option).
Reservations for a new phase with lots starting at $150,000 are now available, so it's possible to start your personal land banking portfolio with as little as $75,000. Also, because a residential building lot would not be subject to 'personal use' restrictions, it would also be possible to utilize IRA funds to invest. Remember, this opportunity is for a strictly limited time.
Sincerely,
Barry Strudwick
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Because you will never run out of things to do. There is an endless list of activities to keep you occupied in Costa Rica. Del Pacifico is located on the Central Pacific coast, the epicenter of many exciting activities. We are a coastal property which means there are plenty of watersports- from surfing to diving to deep sea fishing (and everything in between). Other popular activities in the area are ecotours, birding, golf, horseback riding, yoga & spa treatment.
One of the top draws to visiting Costa Rica, is the astounding amount of nature that one encounters whilst visiting. Del Pacifico is uniquely located as it is midway between two national parks and in the middle of many other eco-touring options.
Manuel Antonio National Park
Carara National Park
Birdwatching Tour
Damas Island Nighttime Mangrove Boat Tour
La Culebra Waterfall
Crocodile Safari Tour
Villa Vanilla Spice Tasting Tour
Damas Island Monkey Tour
Playa Hermosa Wildlife Refuge
Rain Forest Aerial Tram
Butterfly & Botanical Gardens
Manuel Antonio National Park Manuel Antonio National Park is considered a “must see” for the majority of travelers who visit Costa Rica. The park, which was established in 1972, is comprised of 1700 acres of land and 135,000 marine acres. Within the park are mangroves, primary rainforest, woodlands and 3 white sand beaches. There are 5 trails through the park (the main trail is 1.3 miles long) which can take you to different scenic overlooks and areas where you will have the opportunity of viewing the different wildlife. Manuel Antonio is home to over 100 mammal species including sloths, coatimundi and 3 types of monkeys (capuchin, howler & squirrel). We would recommend arriving early (by 9am or so) and hiring a licensed tour guide for a 2 hour tour. The guided tour is about $20/person and well worth it as you will learn a great deal! Manuel Antonio is open from 7-4 Tuesday through Sunday and requires a $10 entrance fee for non-residents. Enjoy..but do mind the monkeys!
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Carara National Park
Carara National Park is well known for its birding. The park, which was established in 1978, is only 12 acres large but is home to a great diversity of nature. As the park is in a transition area between the north and south, it has both wet rain forest and dry tropical forest. Carara is home to more than 400 scarlet macaws not to mention toucans, roseate spoonbills, herons, manakins, and many more! You are able to hire a licensed tour guide here for a 2 hour tour through one of the parks 3 hiking trails. Carara is open from 7-4 every day and requires a $10 entrance fee for non-residents. 8383-9953 for more information.
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Bird Watching Tour
Costa Rica is home to about 850 different species of birds- 600 of which are residents and the remainder migrate from North America. The birdwatching tour is a wonderful way to see the diverse bird of Costa Rica while also visiting areas that you would not normally see. The 3 hour tour begins at 6am and costs $65/person.
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Damas Island Night Mangrove Boat Tour
The mangrove is one of the most tranquil places you will find in Costa Rica and at night it becomes magical. You will take a boat through the mangroves with a bilingual guide and learn about the mangrove while viewing many different species of wildlife. The exact time of the tour is dictated by the tide; the cost is $65/person.
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La Culebra Waterfall
This full day tour will take you to these isolated waterfalls tucked away in the rain forest. There are 10 different waterfalls and pools which offer options for each family member all the way up to a 30 foot jump for the adrenaline junkies. The tour is only run during the driest parts of the year- from January to June; the cost is $65/person.
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Crocodile Safari Tour
This one is a favorite to a few members of the Del Pacifico family. The two hour tour runs through the Tarcoles River- out to where the river meets the Pacific and then in through the mangroves. You are guaranteed to see plenty of birds and crocodiles and at some point during the tour, your guide will hop out and feed a croc! The tour is $35/person and they run 4 per day (8:30, 10:30, 1:30 and 3:30).
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Villa Vanilla Spice Tasting Tour
We hear that the Villa Vanilla Spice Tasting Tour is a great tour for foodies! The tour takes you on a stroll through a sustainable organic spice farm where you will learn about the different spices (history, usage,processing, etc) and wind up with a tasting of spicy offerings prepared by their pastry chef. There are 2 tours run per day Monday through Saturday at 9am and 1pm and one run on Sunday (9am only); the cost for the tour is $45/person.
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Damas Island Monkey Tour
You ride through the Damas River into mangroves and get to see monkeys all over the place. You have an opportunity to feed them at one point during the tour and they will actually eat banana right out of your hand! So cool! The time of the tour is dependent upon the tide that day but there is one in the early morning and another in the afternoon. The tour costs $65/person.
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Playa Hermosa Wildlife Refuge
This is such a hidden gem, we only found out about it recently! Playa Hermosa is home to a wildlife refuge dedicated to protecting nesting Olive Ridley turtles. Between July and December the female turtles come ashore and lay their eggs. There are no organized tours of this as the females tend to arrive either on their own or in small groups, but during the nesting season, visitors who go to the beach at night have the chance to see the turtles coming ashore.
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Rainforest Aerial Tram
This is a great tour for anyone who is looking for a quiet physically undemanding tour. You take a relaxing open air gondola ride through the rainforest, along with a knowledgeable tour guide. After the ride is finished, you have the option of taking a stroll along a path to check out more flora & fauna. The tour costs $55/person (half price for children).
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Butterfly & Botanical Gardens
There are 2 options for botanical gardens in our area- one near Manuel Antonio & the other near Carara. Fincas Naturales Wildlife Refuge near Manuel Antonio has a variety of exhibits- a butterfly botanical garden, an amphibian aquatic garden & a reptile exhibit. They offer tours in English which run from $15 to $45 depending on how many exhibits you want to see. Pura Vida Botanical Gardens & Waterfalls near Carara National Park has 50 acres of botanical gardens as well as 4 waterfalls.
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