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Guanacaste
Portfolio Properties Phone: 506-658-8297 E-mail: portfolioproperties@racsa.co.cr Web Site Specializing in Papagayo, Tamarindo, Playa Negra, with particular expertise in complete assistence with development projects. | ||
San Jose
Ticoland Real Estate Phone: 506-829-6464 (Costa Rica) Phone: 786-207-2106 (USA) E-mail: ticoland@correo.co.cr Your Real Estate Connection in Costa Rica. | ||
Santa Ana
Coronado Realty Phone: 506-391-2080 E-mail: barrycor@racsa.co.cr Personalized service by Brit. with 13 years experience. West side of Central Valley residential and development properties. Also B&Bs + hotels throughout Costa Rica. | ||
Tamarindo
Kevin MyersERA Ocean Properties Toll Free: 800-808-4509 Web Site We specialize in beachfront and ocean view properties for the second home buyer/investor and land for development. | ||
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Good agricultural soils in Costa Rica are concentrated in the Meseta Central and in the river valleys. About one-third of the total land area is covered by forest, much of which is commercially productive. Mineral resources, including bauxite, are believed to be extensive but remain largely undeveloped. Fishing for tuna, sharks, and turtles is carried out along the coast. Waterpower is abundant and is used to generate electricity for industrial operations. Some 9.9 percent of Costa Rica’s land area is under cultivation or used for plantation agriculture. Apart from banana plantations, most of the agricultural landholdings are small. Coffee, one of the most valuable crops, is cultivated mainly in the central plateaus. In 2000, 162,840 metric tons of coffee was produced. Bananas are raised in the tropical coastal regions on plantations. In the late 19th and early 20th century a United States firm, the United Fruit Company (now United Brands), opened the largest banana plantation in the world on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and constructed the ports of Quepos and Golfito as banana-shipping points. Cacao, sugarcane, and pineapples are also raised primarily for export. Corn, rice, vegetables, tobacco, and cotton are generally cultivated throughout the country. In 2000 livestock included 1.7 million cattle, 290,000 hogs, and 114,500 horses. Costa Rica’s forests contain rich stands of ebony, balsa, mahogany, and cedar. More than 1,000 species of orchids are found in Costa Rica. Wildlife is abundant and includes puma, jaguar, deer, monkeys, and 850 species of birds. Gold and silver are mined in the western part of Costa Rica. Deposits of manganese, nickel, mercury, and sulfur are largely unworked. Petroleum deposits have been found in the south, but not exploited. Salt is produced from seawater. Most of the country’s industry is of small-scale enterprises such as coffee-drying plants, cheese factories, sawmills, woodworking factories, breweries, and distilleries. Costa Rica has factories that produce petroleum products, furniture, paper, textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, plastics, candles, boots, and cigars and cigarettes. Costa Rica produced 5.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 1999; 81 percent of the power was generated in hydroelectric facilities. | ||
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