Real Estate News Blog Nicaragua March Archive

Nicaragua, the new beachfront frontier

By Art C Ryter at 03/11/07 19:27

Presents San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, as “Costa Rica” or “Panama” before the influx of American fast food chains, steep prices, and crime. Ocean-front properties are still available and developers of the region are looking to keep the small fishing village feel of San Juan, setting aside 450-acres as a natural reserve. Prices for land and homes on the beach or with ocean views can be found for ten percent of those in coastal Costa Rica. Second home buyers in San Juan del Sur are typically Americans, Canadians, and Europeans.

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