Frequently Asked Questions

Our water is artesian spring well water plumbed to all of our home sites, unfiltered and testing better than nearly every municipal water system in the US.  It comes from the top of the mountain above us, there are two wells and holding tanks as well.  Average water bills in town run less than $50 per year further contributing to our low cost of living.     

All of the properties within our developments are fully serviced by public roads, with water and electric hook-ups at the property lines of each lot.  In Costa Rican developments, Roads must meet municipal standards which currently require 7 meters width.  Cement culverts and catch basins are also required.  Electrical lines are installed by the developer based on the engineering requirements of ICE, the public utility for electric in Costa Rica.  ICE also provides telephone and DSL for Internet.  We install the water system within each phase.  Water must meet municipal standards as well and are monitored by AYA, the public utility for water.  Our water is from artesian springs and of very high quality. 

Some phases are sold "pre-developed" and the completion of the installation of the infrastructure is still in process.  The public utilities must sign off on installation before the municipality will grant the final urbanization plan and allow individual segregation of lots.  This takes time and patience is required.  When you purchase land that is not yet fully titled, you still have complete ownership and occupancy rights to that parcel.  Some phases have taken longer than others to get signed off on, which can be frustrating to both the owner and developer.  Once final segregation is approved, individual titles are issued to the segregated parcels and registered in the Folio Real system in San Jose, the online property registry.