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Favorite guidebooks:
Moon Handbooks: Costa
Rica by Christopher Baker
4th edition Oct. 2001
5th edition. Published October 10, 2004
The New Key to Costa Rica by Beatrice Blake, Anne
Becher and others
Aug. 2002
Both available in bookstores and
www.amazon.com
Constructor
- Builder
Many visitors to Nosara and
Costa Rica in general,
discover the “Pura Vida” and quickly realize that the apparently
"primitive" Tico life is just the opposite. Rather, it is indeed so rich
in nature, friendship and life itself, that a large number of people
decide to acquire a portion of this precious land and to build their dream
house there. Yes, that's what we did!
The next step is to find a builder who can bring your
dream of a home to reality. There are many, and I mean really many,
builders all over Costa Rica who will say they "can build" your dream
house. There are "builders" who came to
Costa Rica just a few months
ago and made 'construction' their job. Whatever you want, they "will build
it for you". There are many natural forces in
Costa Rica which you simply
have to respect and adjust to, and that goes for construction too: Rain,
heat, earthquakes, bugs, cost, material availability and many, many other
things. The one piece of advice that I want to give you is to check out
several contractors. Look at what they have built, not just recently, but
more importantly, what they built years ago. Is it still standing and
looking good? We did that, and consulted with a
LOT of local people.
You would not believe some of the stories we heard!
So, when we finally, after many recommendations, chose
Juan Bermudez as our contractor, we were
apprehensive, to say the least. We made many detailed drawings of our
design, and even as somewhat of a perfectionist, I have to admit, that we
got exactly what we wanted. This, I have later realized, is quite an
accomplishment in
Costa Rica. So if you are
going to build your dream house, at least pick a builder, preferably
local, who is experienced and can make it happen. Take a look at the
pictures of our buildings, and you will see that they are made solidly and
beautifully. Juan will show you his work and tell you what he can do – or
not do, and yes, he speaks English, a BIG plus +++. So, talk to other
people and take a look, and decide for yourself, but WYSIWYG, What
You See Is What You Get!
Links to general information
about Costa Rica:
If you know or come across web sites which you think
should be on this list,
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Links to information about Nosara:
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Various
interesting and useful web sites:
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Places where we like to
stay in San Jose and Alajuela:
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