Regional Area Info

The town of Tamarindo is the largest beachfront community in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica, nestled in the Northwest of the country, and is the perfect location for Bratton, Broyles and Associates to be headquartered. The Guanacaste region is easily the fastest growing area in Costa Rica. Tamarindo and the surrounding area’s real estate market can only be described as fantastic, with properties of all types gaining exponentially in value. Located in a Tropical Dry Forest ecosystem, the area is astoundingly beautiful with rolling hills, dramatic peaks and amazing beaches. The Guanacaste people are warm and friendly and the area boasts a high quality of life. Another wonderful addition to the surrounding community was the establishment of the first private U.S. Curriculum school, Guanacaste Country Day (www.cdsgte.com).

We have been watching prices steadily appreciate from single digits to 2005's double digits. Travel to Costa Rica's Northern Pacific coast was made easier in December 2002 when Delta Airlines (www.delta.com) announced 3 weekly non-stop flights from Atlanta to Liberia International Airport. Only a few short years later American (www.aa.com) and Continental Airlines (www.continental.com) inaugurated nonstop service from Miami and Houston. The total number of weekly flights is currently at 32 and will jump to 47 per week by the end of 2005. This is a key indicator of the phenomenal real estate boom we are now experiencing as our treasured coast is just 45 minutes away from this airport.

Getting here:

Overland travel enters Costa Rica via the Penas Blancas border crossing from Nicaragua. From Panama one enters on the Pacific coast at Paso Canoas and from the Caribbean side it is the town of Sixaola. Buses run daily.

There are three major airports in Costa Rica as well. Daniel Odobur Quirós International Airport in Liberia serves the Guanacaste region with over 30 flights weekly while the Juan Santamaría International Airport in Alajuela serves the capital of San Jose and the southern part of the country.

Visitors who want to enter the country by sea can do so at the ports of Limon and Moin on the Caribbean coast, Puerto Caldera and Puntarenas on the Pacific and Central Pacific shores, or Golfito and Quepos on the Southern Pacific side.

Within Costa Rica, travelers can use a well-developed bus system or rent their own car from a number of reputable companies. Additionally, there are two national airlines that travel within the country as well as a number of private charters (we recommend Macaw Air). Travel time from Liberia to Tamarindo is about an hour, from San Jose to Tamarindo is between 4 and 6 hours depending on weather and how many sites you stop to see.