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Each time I visit the San Ramon / Palmares area where I own a couple of hectares, I see some new little piece of anecdotal evidence that there is more foreign interest. In February, I noted that two pieces of land across the road from mine had been cleared and “Vendo Lote” signs had been nailed to the ancient trees. This month, my impression was a definite increase in americans walking around the towns and staying at the hotels. Also, I seem to bump into more and more Ticos who all seem to have some real estate to sell.
The current articles on this site about the San Ramon area, whether they are purely for commercial intent or not, reminded me that as the real estate boom reaches peak along the coasts, the action has to move further inland for fresh horizons. Like most everyone who lives there or intends to, many of the coming changes that this boom will bring are are as unwelcome as they are unavoidable.
Does anyone know of any stats on the area, any reliable indicators of change? My observations are just that, observations. It may be that there is no other way to measure change in that area.
The articles ‘sprite’ is referring to can be found at [ https://www.welovecostarica.com/members/1630.cfm ]
and [ https://www.welovecostarica.com/members/1636.cfm ]As demand for real estate near the beach forces prices higher, there will always be others who question the premium placed on ocean view land.
Unfortunately I know of no “stats” that would give us a clear idea of how many foreigners of whatever nationality are buying in a specific area.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comAs usual, I find a timely article on this site. The value of a view is another one of them. I chose property with all considerations weighed and balanced out. I have a pretty valley along the Rio Grande to view. While privacy was high on my list of priorities, some concession was made for the conveniences to be found with a small town or city near by. I chose land in a farming community.
I am sandwiched between a couple of small farms which means there will be times while I am sitting on my porch that I may see Marcotulio passing by 50 meters away on his tractor. This is a small concession to total privacy for the advantage of being just off a well maintained asphalt road only minutes from Palmares and San Ramon. There is no ocean view or the absolute privacy of an large tract of land on the Osa Peninsula, but it is comfortable and still quite gorgeous. A balance to fit my age and my needs. For anyone who has watched the quiet morning mists slowly coming over the mountain tops and sift through the trees, an ocean view many kilometers off cannot compare.
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Posted Nov 06,2007 9:38 AM glundquist
I have been showing San Ramon as a “Benchmark” area for over 5 years now. There are several QUALITY/VALUE Developers in the area that MANY of my past guests have purchased property from. They actually live in the area and have helped these buyers in every way during and after the sale. This has included finding excellent rental accommodations and then helping with the entire building process.
There are now typically 45 people who are past guests who throw a welcome dinner for my tour when we spend Sunday in the area. These get togethers are really helpful to the people on my tour who need to visit with actual people who are in different stages of moving and getting their new life going in Costa Rica.
I wasn’t aware you offered that service in San Ramon. Come to think of it, the guy I purchased from just mentioned to me on my last visit that he knows you. I sometimes forget how relatively small Costa Rica is.
Sprite, You know how they say that we’re all 6 degrees of separation from one another? Well, in Costa Rica I imagine that’s less than half of that because everywhere you go you can find someone you know or at least someone that knows someone you know. I guess partly because it is a small country, partly because the people are so friendly and also because they love to travel and meet people within their own country 🙂 I’ve seen people I know from the San Jose area that I hadn’t seen in a long time suddenly appear on one of the most remotest paths of Corcovado National Park, or sitting at the next table in Tabacon because they’re on a day trip with their family and having lunch at the hotel or to my surprise get to see someone I hadn’t seen in 20 yrs because he ran into my sister at the Mas x Menos and found out I was coming into town. CR is still very much like a small village in that respect.
That is what I suspected…And yet it still surprises me when such things happen. I suppose it has a lot to do with our expectations and perceptions of the world. I live in Miami right now. This IS a big place…big and impersonal.We humans tend to stay on well traveled paths and there are fewer of those in CR so it makes sense we might bump into each other once in a while.
I have developed a strong affection for San Ramon and the area even though I haven;t spent that much time there yet so when I see any article about this one little corner of paradise, I am excited to read about it. It feels like home to me, or at least to the 12 year old me of 45 years ago who grew up in a small U.S. midwestern town…San Ramon has that feel to it.
San Ramon is indeed a beautiful area and the people are proud of their town and are warm and welcoming! The worst case of culture shock I’ve ever experienced was in Miami International Airport in 1983 after having spent my first year in CR–I always tell my friends that the realization that I had just landed in the “no help zone” was a slap in the face after having been so incredibly welcomed throughout Costa Rica the previous year! I’m sure there must be many other places throughout the world that are very welcoming, even in the US today, you and many of us on this Forum have just been lucky enough to have the privilege of experiencing that wonderful small town hospitality throughout CR to this day and that is one thing I sure hope never changes-It keeps my heart feeling like a kid too even if the rest of me certainly isn’t 🙂
Pura Vida Sprite!Edited on Nov 07, 2007 17:25
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