Country Archive
Nicaragua--The Next Costa Rica, Part IV: A True Beachfront Bargain
Date: 02/11/2005The location may be relatively remote, but this stretch of Nicaragua's coast is famous among surfers the world over. You can get here from Managua in about 2 1/2 hours.
Read OnThe Next Costa Rica, Part III: Your Own Getaway in Paradise--Hassle Free
Date: 02/10/2005Intimidated by the idea of building your own beach home abroad? Don't worry. In some places, like Villas de Palermo, you can buy a finished little vacation house. And the best thing about these turnkey units is the price...
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Nicaraguan Oceanfront Property Update: The Next Costa Rica, Part II: Montecristo
Date: 02/09/2005Cumbres de Montecristo, on Nicaragua's Pacific coast, is part of the growing corridor of projects within an hour or so of Managua. When we turned up the hill to see where the oceanfront lots for Montecristo will sit, I was impressed...
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Nicaragua: The Next Costa Rica
Date: 02/08/2005"Call Me When Prices Are Higher": Right now Nicaragua is like Costa Rica was a decade ago: unspoiled, affordable, and offering a relaxed lifestyle even harder to find now in the U.S. than it was then.
Read OnTwo Profitable Things to Do With Less Than $15,000
Date: 01/29/2005When someone asks, I recommend that, to build a diversified international real estate portfolio, it's best to have $50,000 to $250,000 of capital available to start.
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Cottage Country in Nicaragua
Date: 01/27/2005Cottage Country in Nicaragua: "At the southern end of Lake Nicaragua is Solentiname, a chain of islands where herons strut, osprey swoop, and cicadas sing at night from giant trees...a place where you can ditch the cares of city life on the far shore..."
Read OnNicaraguan Beachfront House For $80,000
Date: 01/22/2005There is a growing trend taking shape in the United States and in other developed countries--people's desire to invest, live, vacation, or even retire outside of their home countries--in places like Nicaragua.
Read OnGood Taste in Granada
Date: 01/21/2005Good Taste in Granada: Business in Nicaragua is done over food and drink…and I'm eating well these days! My favorite restaurant in town is El Tercer Ojo, where you can sip great wine and munch tasty tapas in the courtyard.
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