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Costa Rica Land Trust Newsletter - July 2006

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Costa Rica Land Trust Newsletter
	July 2006 Edition

{{{firstname}}}, I hope you are enjoying your summer. I just returned from a trip to Costa Rica and Panama. Panama is incredibly beautiful and future plans include a project development on the Panamanian coast in the next two to three years.

For now, total concentration is in Costa Rica -- read below for an update on Vista Del Mar which is completely developed and the plans are ready in the national rehistro (property registry). We are also starting a project in the Puerto Jimenez area which you will want to see. Read on to get details -- contact us at anytime. Saludos, Ben.

Featured in this edition:

Puerto Jimenez Ocean and Mountain Views
Large Ocean Front Property South of Pavones
Vista Del Mar - Infrastructure Complete, Planos Ready
Investor Trips: Guanacaste and the Southern Zone
Great Hotel in Ojochal - Special CRLT Rate

Road in front of Vista Del Mar - road to

Puerto Jimenez being paved

Puerto Jimenez Ocean and Mountain Views - Email me

Puerto Jimenez is a special area of Costa Rica; much less developed than most other areas, but it has the infrastructure to get around efficiently and access to the things you need for daily life. The road from the Pan-America highway is being paved all the way to Puerto Jimenez which will cut the travel time in half.

Further, with the planned airport in Palmar/Sierpe (click here to request a copy of the most recent Tico Times article), access to this area will be a direct flight from the US, Canada and Europe, and approximately a 90-minute drive from the airport. Lots are being parceled now and we are offering pre-infrastructure pricing of $100K for lots that will be a minimum of one-hectare (2.5 acres).

It gets even better! The Osa Peninsula is 80+% Corcovado National Park (see map) which cannot be developed -- add in other forested areas that cannot be developed and you have less than a 10% land development area on the Peninsula. This means that Osa Peninsula has a constriction of properties. Those who buy now will be rewarded with short-term appreciation and exclusivity.

Puerto Jimenez is an outdoor playground: surfing, fishing, hiking in Corcovado, excellent beaches and more. Contact me if you want to make a property visit to Puerto Jimenez. You can see these and our other properties in the same trip without doing too much driving. I've included some new pictures of the property below.

One hectare (2.5 acre) pre-infrastructure lots available

now for $100,000 (one left) - Website coming soon!

Panoramic view of the Golfo Dulce - It looks better in person when you are there!

In addition to the excellent ocean views on the property, there is a large waterfall at the base of the property. We will have better pictures and video for the next newsletter. The pre-infrastructure offer is good for only the first two properties (one left), then the price will increase. When the property is built-out with infrastructure like Vista Del Mar, lots will be in the $150 to $225K range.

Large, multi-step waterfall with pool

Investor Trips: Guanacaste and the Southern Zone

If you have been considering property investment in Costa Rica or are actively looking right now, we can help introduce you to properties are well below "gringo" prices. Our team has the pulse on the market in Guanacaste as well as the Southern Zone area which includes the Osa Peninsula.

Costa Rica Real Estate - Guanacaste Listings

Costa Rica Real Estate - South Coast Listings

In addition to helping you organize your trip and showing you properties that fit into your investment profile, we also provide development services. With a successful track record of development, marketing and selling lot parcel properties, we might just make the perfect partner.

Guanacaste has grown rapidly with improved access through the Liberia airport and on the promise of better roads in the future. The Southern Zone has excellent roads in many areas and the future airport which will provide direct flight access to the region.

Development in Costa Rica has risks as all developments do -- however, when you net things out, the risk profile is about the same as we have in the United States, and one might argue there is less risk in Costa Rica. This is why all of my real estate investments, other than my primary residence, are in Costa Rica where raw land is still relatively inexpensive. Remember, they are not making any more!

If you are interested in talking with us about investment/development, email or call 404-310-9869.

Vista Del Mar - Infrastructure Complete, Planos Ready

We have completed the eco-style build out in Vista Del Mar -- The water distribution system is complete, electricity installed, drainage in place, lot pads cut and the road is complete on the primary part of the property.

The final planos have been submitted to the national Rehistro and several already have official recognition. The balance will have official recognition in the next couple of weeks. If you have given us a deposit to purchase a property, we will contact you this week to set up final closings.

To contact us about Vista Del Mar, click here to email.

Lot#	Price	Size	Pictures	Video
1	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD
1A	$105K	3.53	Click here	Click here
2	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD
3	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD
4	$110K	1.47	Click here	Click here
4A	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD
5	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD
6	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD
7	$125K	5.51	Click here	Click here
8	$120K	3.56	Click here	Click here
9	$120K	2.91	Coming	Soon
10	$130K	9.58	Coming	Soon
11	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD
12	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD
13	$135K	8.69	Coming	Soon
13A	$130K	6.38	Coming	Soon
13B	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD
13C	$130K	2.96	Coming	Soon
13D	$120K	3.13	Click here	Click here
14	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD
15	$110K	1.95	UNDER	CONTRACT
16	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD	SOLD
Finca	Being Developed into View Lots

Remaining property descriptions:

Lot 1A - $105K: The first property you encounter when going up the hill to Vista Del Mar. Reaching this property from the paved Costanera takes less than 90 seconds. Good ocean views, an excellent building pad and large piece of property.
Lot 4 - $110K: While this property may be smaller than most in Vista Del Mar, you could not tell that by the grand vista. This property site in the front of the property provides 180-degree ocean views and 180-degree mountain views.
Lot 7 - $125K: This large property of 5.5 acres has ocean view in the front with a large natural jungle area that sprawls into the valley. A home built on this property could have ocean view in the front and jungle/wildlife in the back.
Lot 8 - $120K: With excellent ocean, mountain and valley views, this natural property includes a large patch of secluded jungle with wildlife. Excellent access but still totally secluded from the rest of the world.
Lot 9 - $120K: Similar to lot # 8, excellent ocean, mountain and valley views, this natural property includes a large patch of secluded jungle with wildlife. Excellent access but still totally secluded from the rest of the world.
Lot 13 - $135K: This property is huge! There is an excellent ocean view from this property but it will require minor cutting and some cleaning to expose it. The building location on this property is easy to access and it also offers beautiful mountain views.
Lots 13A through 13D - $120K to $130K: All four of these properties have excellent ocean views of the Pacific, Isla Cano and Drake Bake in very natural jungle surroundings which provides for a sense of privacy.
Lot 15 - $110K- (Under Contract)

To contact us about Vista Del Mar, click here to email.

Large Ocean Front Property South of Pavones

If you are seeking a large development parcel, you might want to take a few moments look at this property. Located south of Pavone in the Punta Burica Peninsula. Below is a Google Map so you can place the property. As well you can look up the property using the coordinates at the bottom of the image. Click the image to see zoom images of the property or click here to request photos. See below the image for more details.

Click the image to see more detail.

Property details:

- Total Size: 322 hectares (80 & 242 hec pieces) or total of 795 acres

- Price: $4.2mil ($1.6 for the 80 hec and $2.6 for the 242 hec)

- Feature: 3 kilometers plus of beach front

If you are interested in talking with us about this property, email or call 404-310-9869.

Great Hotel in Ojochal - Special CRLT Rate

Many of our customers and prospective customers has taken advantage of this special arrangement and everyone of them has had a great experience at this hotel. Kate and John who own the hotel are great folks -- stay with them and you will not be disappointed.

They are offering a special rate of $70 per room to anyone who mentions Costa Rica Land Trust during the rainy season which is from May 15th to November 15th. You can reach them by calling 011-506-786-5074 or via email.

Costa Rica Land Trust, LLC - 678 445 2400 - lazars@bellsouth.net