The new Marina Pez Vela in Quepos is built-central Pacific could employ over 300 people over the next three years, said its chairman, Harold Lovelady. The first phase project will start operating in April, with a payroll of 22 people, mostly from Quepos, Aguirre. The initial investment is $ 40 million. The entrepreneur said that in three years when the project is finished,...

Ponce de Leon, in his search for the fountain of youth, discovered Quepos in 1519. Named for the Quepoa Indian population he encountered, this seaside gem has evolved through the banana industry, to palm oil, to tourism; which is now the area’s leading product. In the late 1800’s, vast banana plantations were developed throughout the region. Bananas were shipped...

U.S. firm to provide installed in Aguirre marine structures. The manufacturer of springs for marine Bellingham Marine decided to install a production plant in Quepos to provide here the construction of the Marina Pez Vela. The plant concrete structures that serve as the yacht berths, is located near the center of the head of the canton of Aguirre. There is developed the...

In Marina Pez Vela in downtown Quepos, Central Pacific of Costa Rica, no traces of crisis. Tractors and cars come and go along the breakwater to workers welding the structures to contain the waves. The movement on the site is well known, the goal of dealers the marina is to list the first phase later this year. In a visit to could corroborate that the filling is ready...

In Garabito lowers the real estate wave and the municipality intends to take advantage of this pause. In Jacó, almost all the new condo buildings are completed and little movement is observed in the construction of the town faced, a little over a year, a spate of building projects. The economic crisis lowered the agitation of those investments and now gives him a respite...

Papagayo is the basic services for yachts and their crews. Marina Papagayo is a modest start to the eye of any visitor, few ships in the berths, limited amount of shops and scene evidence still under construction. A restaurant and a shop for boats and fishing are part of what this site is currently operating in Bahía Culebra in Guanacaste. The site is located on the...

Jade Residences Condo Hotel & Beach Club, located in Manuel Antonio, began construction in March. The property is located approximately one mile away from the Manuel Antonio National Park and eight kilometers from Quepos. The hotel will have 240 residential designs within an environment of a four-star hotel, along with hospitality services. Jade is a trademark...

It is anticipated that for 2009 20,000 tourists will enter to Costa Rica for medical tourism. In addition, according to a study by Deloitte, the health tourism bill globally generates $ 60,000 million each year. For these reasons, the government declared national public interest-related activities such tourism. The decree was signed by Jorge Woodbridge, Competitiveness...

The chain of Austrian Fashion Hotels invested $25 million to build its first two hotels in the country. The first is located in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón, and will be opened next week. The second, The Ocean ($ 20 million), in Manuel Antonio, Quepos, and will open in July. Antonio Aouij, president of Fashion Hotels and Mag Phil Ben Abdelkader, head of Le Caméléon,...