How ever it is being destroyed by American's. I am also an American and I see the destruction we are doing to this tropical country. At least 23,000-as many as 50,000 by some estimates-U.S. citizens call Costa Rica home.
Even by a conservative count, Americans make up a larger percentage of the Costa Rican population than they do in just about any other country, including Mexico and Germany. In the Pacific coast town of Quepos, the bars fill up with so many American surfers and sun-chasers you might think you're in California.
The American Bar is but one of scores of thriving businesses catering to North Americans living in Costa Rica. There also are schools, bookstores, hotels and a weekly English-language newspaper that has become a fixture in Costa Rican life. So with that being said, every year more Americans are moving to Costa Rica which is causing inflation to the country's economy. Costa Ricans say that the gringo's influence has changed people. Americans have made things more expensive by bringing in dollars.
The average Costa Rica civilian (Tyco) makes around 1,500 to 3,000 colones per hour. In America that is $3.00 to $6.00 per hour. With the Americans driving up the cost on everything, food, land, etc...It is getting hard for the average Costa Rican Tyco to make a living. The price of land is so expensive that the average American cant afford land anymore. If the land cost so much how do you expect a Costa Rican afford to buy any land.
The local Tyco's are being forced off there own land my American's. American developers are invading Costa Rica, buying up all the land and kicking the locale Costa Rican out. My wife's family just got there eviction notice last month. When I went to visit this last month June, 2013. There neighborhood in Heredia was leveled. What was a tropical neighborhood is now an American subdivision. I wish I had the power to stop this, but I dont.
The Costa Rica goverment is also allowing this to happen. Why? Because American developers are bring in Millions $$$$ to Costa Rica.
Here is a list of companies that are buying up all the land.
The Amazing Vanishing Developers of Costa Rica
Grupo Mapache.com - Costa Rica Real Estate Developer
OwnCostaRica and Monterra Developers are Working Hard!
Properties + Homes - Own Costa Rica - Exotic Real Estate - www.owncostarica.com/properties-homes/
Costa Developers | Costa Rica Real Estate - costadevelopers.org/
Costa Rica Real Estate Developers - www.wamcr.com/
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