| Costa Rica's famed Gold Coast is becoming an | | | | Fahrenheit), the green season is still a great time |
| international hot spot and with a number of | | | | to be in Costa Rica. Mornings are typically sunny, |
| upscale hoteliers moving into the area, it won't be | | | | with later afternoon showers restoring the foliage |
| long before this up and coming location is out of | | | | to its finery, bringing out the luscious colors and |
| sight. There are plans for 3,500 high-end hotel | | | | tropical scents. |
| rooms to be added locally, and the Ritz-Carlton, | | | | Reaching this hot spot has gotten so much easier |
| JW Marriott and St. Regis are among the many | | | | since the Daniel Oduber International Airport in |
| famous names that will join the area's already | | | | Liberia opened - most of the beaches are |
| established Hilton and Four Seasons. | | | | accessible in under an hour. In fact, this may be |
| For those of us who have lived in this area for | | | | one of the reasons tourism in Guanacaste |
| years, the suddenly explosion comes as no | | | | province has been taking off so rapidly - this |
| surprise. It was only a matter of time before | | | | airport saw an almost 400 per cent increase in |
| others caught on to the beauty of this part of | | | | passenger arrivals in the first half of the decade. |
| the world. Originally part of Nicaragua, the Nicoya | | | | And with the increase in visitors came the |
| region voted for annexation and became part of | | | | increase in luxury developments in the area. |
| Costa Rican in 1846. Encompassing beaches, | | | | Currently, there are many projects being built to |
| volcanoes, rain forests and national parks, | | | | US standards, with exquisite details such as exotic |
| Guanacaste province is one of the most stunning | | | | woodwork, featuring top-notch amenities and |
| areas in the world and deserves its reputation as | | | | services and a choice of ocean or mountain |
| a tropical paradise. The coastal region offers | | | | views. These new beach communities range in |
| amazing opportunities for surfing, snorkeling, | | | | size and price, with several exclusive, gated |
| horseback riding, bird watching and diving, to say | | | | options. This is a great time to invest in a |
| nothing of its famous turtle migrations. | | | | vacation property or, if you're looking for |
| With a steady hot season lasting from November | | | | something a little bigger, a hotel/resort, as this |
| to April, this area is ideal for escaping North | | | | area quickly becomes the new Hawaii. Tourism is |
| American and European winters. With almost no | | | | a priority with the government in Costa Rica, so |
| rainfall, the coast takes on a golden hue, giving it | | | | investors can have confidence that any areas |
| the nickname "the Gold Coast". With an average | | | | currently lacking in infrastructure will be developed |
| temperature of 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees | | | | soon enough. The time to get in is now. |