Land registration is getting closer - Price Increase Coming

Our premier project Finca Di Pacifico Dos is on track to commence the land registration and transfer of title process and in line with other property prices in Costa Rica we are delighted to announce that our prices are rising accordingly:

The revised prices for Finca Di Pacifico Dos are as follows:

Euro per M2	Grass Plots	Teak Plots	Seaview Plots
Current Price	5.80	6.45	7.68
Price March 31st '09	7.37	8.62	9.85
Price June 30th '09***	9.77	11.02	12.25

***Note: The is the proposed price as the land becomes registered, any remaining registered land will move to this price level immediately upon registration.

If you would like to hear more about this price rise just click on the short (3 minutes) presentation below



Investors who purchased at launch have seen the value of their investment rise by 112% after these price rises

If you would like to take advantage of the current prices why not contact your investment advisor by clicking here or give us a call on +353 1 272 4184

Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining

We are delighted that so many investors have recognised the tremendous investment opportunity that is Di Pacifico Dos and all of our 1,000 square metre plots are now sold out.

However,don't worry, we do have other larger plots from 2,000 square metres and upwards remaining.

In particular we have a very attractive group of sea view plots which have just come back on the market.

One of our clients had contracted to purchase a group of 14 sea view plots.

Unfortunately due to a change in circumstance he cannot now complete within the contract. It is our policy to always work with our clients and try to facilitate our clients wherever possible. But in this case, in defference to the demand from our other clients, and after long discussion and in agreement with our original client we have cancelled the contract and can now reoffer these attractive sea view plots.

These plots start at 2,500 square meters and are all priced at our standard price of €7.68 per square metre for teak, land and sea views. They occupy one of the highest areas in the estate and some back onto preserved forest.

Whilst we are very dissapointed for our client, every cloud has a silver lining and if you like to know more about these plots just drop us an e mail or give us a call on +353 1 272 4184

NEWSFLASH :In fact despite these plots just coming back on the market 2 weeks ago and over the Christmas period 3 plots have already sold.

Short (9 min) presentation on Di Pacifico Dos

Please click on the player below if you would like to see a short presentation on Di Pacifico Dos.



ps. my pohoto did me no favours - I am not really that fat!

Partner Website

One of our Irish Partners, Michael Fox, has created a great little website of his own spreading the good news about our investment opportunity in Di Pacifico Dos.

You can see Michael's Tropical Investments website here

Press Release 27th August 2008

Costa Rica Invest Announces 150% Buy Back Guarantee

27th August 2008

Summary: Costa Rica Invest announced that the next 50 buyers in Di Pacifico Dos will benefit from a Buy Back Guarantee of 150% of the original purchase price. Comprising development land with teak trees returns of 25% CAR p.a. are projected.

Di Pacifico Dos is the jewel in the crown of Costa Rica Invest’s developments in Costa Rica. Located on the Pan American highway 5 miles from the gulf of Nicoya, the development consists of 900 development land plots.

Each plot comes with the added value of 10 to 14 year old teak trees. Teak is a traded commodity worldwide. Demand for teak has increased strongly largely driven by consumption by China and India. Supply of teak has reduced due to diminishing jungle sources. Together these trends have led to strong teak price growth of 8.5% p.a. over the past 10 years.

Costa Rica is one of the most sought after holiday destinations in Central America. It is the country of choice for North American holiday makers. Politically stable with a strong economy, Costa Rica is frequently called the Switzerland of Central America. With more teachers than police, an outstanding healthcare system, a wonderful climate, no army and the longest life expectancy in the Western Hemisphere it is of little surprise that Costa Rica has become so popular with North American retirees, holiday makers and celebrities. This has led to spectacular land price increases.

Costa Rica is ranked 5th worldwide in terms of environmental awareness and intends to be “carbon neutral” as a nation by 2021. Costa Rica has already designated more than 30% of its land area as natural parks and preserves and is estimated to contain more than 5% of the world’s biodiversity.

The combination of teak on development land provides extra security and return for investors in Di Pacifico Dos. Costa Rica invest projects returns of over 25% CAR p.a. 1,000m² costs just €6,450 an investment open to all. Costa Rica Invest has added the further guarantee that they will buy back the land for 150% of its original purchase price in 8 years if the investor chooses.

Costa Rica Invest specializes in ethically responsible, environmentally friendly, high yield investments primarily in Costa Rica.

Contact Information: James Cahill, +353 1 272 4184, james@costaricainvest.ie, Seaview Court, Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. www.costaricainvest.co.uk

News from Costa Rica

Where can I find out news about Costa Rica? There are a number of news sites and news sources about Costa Rica where you can keep up with relevant events and local news about Costa Rica:


Insidecostarica.com

Tico Times

A.M. Costa Rica

Topix.com is a good news consolidator for all sorts of news about Costa Rica from around the world

Onlinenewspapers.com gives a listing of all newspaers in Costa Rica here

EINNews.com again consolidates lots of news about Costa Rica here

If you would like to see how an investment in the Costa Rica, "the hottest real estate market on the face of the planet" (CNBC) can earn you great returns and be secured by teak growing on your land have a look at our website http://www.costaricainvest.ieor sned us an email and ask us about Di Pacifico Dos

Costa Rica to be carbon neutral by 2021

There has been lots of coverage about Costa Rica's ambitious plan to become carbon neutral by 2012. Using a combination of budgeting, laws and incentives which will promote biofuels, clean energy and hybrid vehicles Costa Rica aims as a country to be carbon neutral by 2021.


You can see articles by

• The world watch institute, vision for a sustainable world here
• Reuters here and more coverage here
• National geographic here
• National Public Radio here

Some interesting facts about Costa Rica:

• 51% of Costa Rica's surface area is now reforested
• over 30% is designated national park and protected reserve
• 78% of its energy is produced by hydroelectric power
• a further 18% of its energy requirements comes from wind or geothermal power

If you would like to see how an investment in Costa Rica can not only supoport this one of the world's great environmentally pioneering nations but also can earn you a 30% pa return on your investment have a look at our website http://www.costaricainvest.ie/ or sned us an e mail. An investment in Di Pacifico Dos will give you exposure to the "hottest real estate market on the face of the planet" and an investment secured by teak trees growing on your land.

Related articles: Costa Rica Bids To Go Carbon Neutral

Who looks after my teak investment?

We have appointed Mantemimiento Forestales SA as our teak maintenance company of choice for maintaining your teak trees in Di Pacifico Dos. They charge €0.042 (€42 per 1,000sqm) per annum maintenance fee. You are of course free to appoint another maintenance company if you wish but all of our investors are required under contract to maintain their teak trees correctly.

Managed by Humberto Camerano, who has over 20 years experience managing teak plantations, Mantemimiento Forestales SA will ensure your teak trees are maintained properly throughout the remaining years of their growth cycle.

Humberto showing some clients Di Pacifico Dos

Without correct maintenance your teak trees will not give you the best return on your investment.

Maintenance includes removing the lower branches, clearing weeds and uneccessary growth between the trees, monitoring for disease and of course thinning the trees.

Di Pacifico Dos was originally planted with 1,100 teak trees per ha but over a 20 year growth cycle up to 60% of the originally planted trees are felled leaving approximately 400 trees per ha.

This ensures that the best of your teak trees has the abiulity to grow and produce a maximum return on your investment.

If you would like to see more about how an investment in Di Pacifico Dos can give you a Return on your investment of over 30% per annum, why not have a look at our website http://www.costaricainvest.co.uk/ or e mail us or give us a call on +353 1 272 4184

Why invest in Costa Rica?

Costa Rica is the oldest democracy in Central and South America with the Pacific Ocean to the West and Caribbean to the East.

Costa Rica shares Central America with Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Belize

It was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish it’s army and is an American protectorate.

The economy has been growing at 7% pa, with major inward investment via big multinationals such as Hewlett Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Abbott Laboratories, Merck Sharpe and Dome

The population is 4 million, of which 96% are literate – one of the highest literacy rates in the world, with more teachers than police

5% of the worlds biodiversity can be found in Costa Rica (i.e. 1 in 20 of all living organisms), and NASA described it as having the best climate in the world – with average temperatures of 25-30 degrees

The country is ranked 5th – 2008 Environmental Performance Index with over 25% of Costa Rica declared a protected nature reserve

There is a $1.9 billion pa tourism industry, with many American celebrities choosing Costa Rica for their pad – such as Oprah Winfrey, Bruce Willis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lisa Marie Presley.

Land prices in Costa Rica have shot up in recent years driven by

• massive demand from mainly American holiday makers looking for their little piece of paradise, in this beautiful stable country
• foregin inward investment from multinational companies

In the best areas land has doubled year on year over the past 5 years. Of course this land price has started from very low price levels, but these increases will not be sustained forever, so invest now and benefit from the land price increases while you can!!

Read a BBC News profile of Costa Rica here.

Pictures of Di Pacifico Dos

Below are some recent pictures of Di Pacifico Dos.

Di Pacifico Dos is right on the Pan American highway (that's it passing the gate)





Some of the farm buildings on Di Pacifico Dos

View towards the sea from Di Pacifico Dos.

A lorry load of recently logged teak thinnings awaits departure to the port from Di Pacifico Dos

One of the grass plots in Di Pacifico Dos (available for immediate development)

Some of the Di Pacifico Dos planation workers

Some of the recently logged thinnings await collection

Examinining a "Pochote" tree on Di Pacifico Dos ( not a good tree to bump into!)

Close up of a Pochote tree

The entrance to Di Pacifico Dos

View towards the sea from Di Pacifico Dos

Can land investment be sexy?

Costa Rica is sexy and sustainable, its official! Not only home to one of the world sexiest beaches (Playa Tamarindo) according to Conde Nast's Concierge.com, Costa Rica recently ranked fifth behind Norway, Sweden and Switzerland in a ranking of environmental excellence. Being one of the top ten nations in The 2008 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) conducted by US universities Yale and Columbia which surveys 149 countries around the world is a great achievement for Costa Rica. Eco-friendly investment is a growing trend and a reason why projects such as the Pacifico do Dos estate, should prove to be a shrewd overseas property move in the years to come.

The pristine paradise of Costa Rica has it all, white beaches, an endless parade of wildlife, fine diving, good food and with low property prices, it has been attracting US baby boomers in search of la pura vida, a relaxed, comfortable, and affordable lifestyle in a beautiful and welcoming country. The migration of US retirees has sparked a boom in second home resort properties and

Irish-based Costa Rica Invest has recently launched the Di Pacifico Dos estate, on the back of the sold out Finca Cobano, whose 34 building lots have been snapped by a range of UK and international investors. Situated in Costa Rica's Mid Pacific region, the estate di Pacifico Dos is located to the north of the Puntarenas province and sits just above Puntarenas city roughly translated as ‘Sandy Point' which overlooks the Gulf of Nicoya. The 'estate di Pacifico Dos concept will offer investors the best of both worlds - a dual functioning real estate investment in an idyllic location, in the country which practically invented ecotourism.Surrounded by islands, a stone throw from the beautiful beaches of the Pacific Ocean and close to unspoilt nature reserves, Di Pacifico Dos is located only 94 km from Costa Rica's new international airport hub, Liberia and 1 hours drive from the capital San José.Finca di Pacifico Dos offers investors the opportunity to purchase building plots in the estate di Pacifico Dos and benefit not only from the increases in land but also the hardwood teak.

Finca di Pacifico Dos is only a few kilometres away from the Pacific Ocean and the building plots vary in size from approximately 1,000 to 10,000 square meters and are planted with 11, 14 or 18 year old Teak, Melina or Pochote trees with either sea views, river views or bordering the Pan American highway.Plot prices start from € 6,45 M2 and the 10,000 square meters plots are ideally suited for re-division into smaller building plots, after the final felling of the trees (in approximately 6 years).

The price of your building plot includes central water source and transfer tax, topographical work, registering in the Land Registry, placement of border markers, supply of electricity to the main entrance, renovation of existing roads and construction of new roads where needed.An investment in estate di Pacifico Dos, gives you ownership of a beautifully located plot of land with good growth potential because the prices of real estate in Costa Rica are considerably lower.

As foreigners are allowed to own land directly, rather than through the bank-trust leases required in some Mexican property deals, you rest assured that no-one is going to expropriate your property, land will be transferred to you by notary deed.For the past decade or so, Costa Rica has been on the "must do" list for travellers who want to experience a guilt-free (but still occasionally luxurious) vacation. It has become home to a growing number of eco-resorts and is widely touted as an ideal early sun destination as the perfect spring getaway.

Costa Rica's enjoys added appeal as a hurricane-free country due its situation north of the equator ensuring your investment remains low risk.Costa Rica has the advantages of an active tourism board and this year surpassed three times the world average in tourism growth, according to a June index released by the World Tourism Organization (WTO). Costa Rica has a reputation as peaceful and environmentally friendly nation and also has the longest tradition of democracy in Latin America. In the last few years, it has been transformed by a collection of hotels and real estate developments aimed at America's affluent baby boomers and now American buyers as well as their European counterparts are being drawn to the cheap prices for oceanfront real estate on previously undeveloped land.

According to La Nacion, the estate di Pacifico Dos is located in one of 3 regions where the real estate prices are showing the greatest increases. In 2007 the value of property in this area increased by 40%!

For more details on estate di Pacifico Dos click here to request a brochure or call +353 1 272 4184 to speak to a project advisor.

Jos Van Veen

Jos Van Veen the developer of Di Pacifico Dos is now on his 10th development in Costa Rica and has a great track record earning money for his investors with many reinvesting in Jos's subsequent developments.

Jos's development history speaks for itself 4 teak planations - Dos Manos 1, Dos Manos 2, Dos Manos 3, Dos Manos 4. Two vannilla plantations Dos Manos 1 and Dos Manos 2. Two villa site developments Di Pacifico Uno and Finca Cobana. One development land with teak La Palma. Beach Condominiums - Terra Mar (currently under construction) and finally the jewel in the crown Di Pacifico Dos development land with teak.

To see more of some of Jos's previous developments just click here

NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2008

Finca di Pacifico Dos

The sales price was increased at the end of last year from €5.20 to €5.80 per m2, a price increase of nearly 12% within 6 months. Voorboom Vastgoed, Jos Van Veen the developer's own company will retain a part of the property for project development. A topographer is busy surveying the road scheme and on the 14 January 2008, the widening and improvement of the existing roads began. The pre-sale prices shall finished on that date and as of the 1st of April 2008, the price will rise to €6.45 per m/2. There is currently approximately 40% of this property still for sale.

Some of the maintenance team

Maintenance and thinning

In recent months a team of 46 employees carried out maintenance work on this plantation. From the point of view of forestry, the plantation is in an excellent state. The maintenance costs in 2007 are calculated into your purchase price, but you will have to bear these costs yourself in 2008. We selected a professional forestry company, Mantenimiento Forestales s.a. (translated: Forest Maintenance s.a.), managed by Humberto Camareno. Mantenimiento Forestales s.a. shall shortly send you an invoice for maintenance. Maintenance costs are around 61.00 USD per 1,000 m/2. You are obliged to maintain your parcel, but you are free to choose your maintenance company. However, if a company is hired for one or several parcels, your maintenance costs will ultimately be greater.

Some of the thinned trees

Forest thinning

Just before we bought this property, the Melina parcels were already thinned. Currently, thinning is taking place on the teak parcels of Finca di Pacifico Dos. The Pochote parcels are subjected only to trimming maintenance. The amount of thinning applied is always determined by measuring the trees on the site. On the better grounds, however, thinning could run up to 66% of the original forest of 1,100 trees per hectare. Therefore, on these spots 365 trees per hectare will remain and these are allowed to grow until they are economically ripe for felling.

Cross sections of thinned teak

The trees selected for the thinning process are always the worst - the most crooked or thin trees, or affected by termites (holes in the trunk) or have wind-broken branches. The selection is made by an expert who marks the trees designated for felling with red paint. The number of trees cleared per area is counted, as well as the number of trees that remain. Trimming is also carried out (up to a height of 6 metre).

Loading the containers

This week the first 2 containers were loaded with teak trunks, each container with around 217 trunk sections. Each trunk section is measured according to length and the mid-circumference.
These thin trunks (diameter 40-60 cm) do not have a high monetary value yet: around 2,800 USD per container. There are also a few containers with larger cross-section and these generate approx. 3,800 USD. From this amount it is necessary to deduct the costs of monitoring, selection, felling, trimming, lugging to the loading area and loading to containers. This is 900 – 1,100 USD per container.

A very rough estimate is that we will obtain around 20 containers with a profit of around 38,000 USD. Part of this revenue, the thinning of parcels that are already sold, will be deposited in a bank account that will be opened in the name of an Association of Owners, an entity that we plan to establish. This association shall take care of a division of the surplus revenue among the legal owners.

Notarial transfer and land registration


We regularly receive questions as to why these often take more than a year. As soon as we buy property (Finca), a process of development starts. Often the property already has existing roads, but new ones have to be constructed to provide access to the plots. The first step is clearing the grounds of overgrowth so that topographers can survey the area. A team of two topographers and their assistants are busy for approximately two months properly surveying an area of approximately 400 hectares. The precise surface area of each plot is measured and provided with boundary poles. The scheme for roadwork is also mapped out and altitude measurements are made. Using these altitude measurements, a road construction engineer begins to calculate how many cubic metres of earth moving will be necessary. This has to be reported to the authorities.

Usually three to four months following the submission of data (master plan and earth moving) the green light is given for starting the work activities. Realising a roads scheme for approx. 400 hectares (4 Km x 1 Km) takes about three months. Once this is done, the topographer can take the drawings to the Land Registry office and submit an official request. It takes 2 additional months until each plot is recorded individually in the registry. Afterwards the notary public comes to the Netherlands for the official transfer. Upon returning to Costa Rica, the notary public reports who the new owner of the parcel is. After approx. two months you can log into the Costa Rica Land Registry and see your name at the registration number of your plot. Your waiting period has its financial rewards. By the time all these handling procedures are settled, you are past the parceling-out phase of the development area, including construction and accessibility of roads. By then the value of your parcel has risen by around 40%, disregarding the usual value increase that differs from region to region. A waiting period for the land registration is not intentional, but is due to all the procedures required.

Some more information on our investment opportunity

Have you ever said to yourself “I wish I’d invested back then instead of sitting on the fence”?

Already extremely popular in other parts of Europe for a few years, this concept is new to Ireland and the UK but it is already gaining a strong reputation here as being one of the shrewd investments still out there in the current economic climate:

A 6-8 year investment – an ideal timeframe for investing in Central America

Costa Rica is stable economically and politically

The commodity teak is already on your land and 12-14 years old, ensuring the return on your initial investment (even if teak prices don’t go up)

The trees are fully managed on your behalf, covering thinning through to harvest at 20 years

Teak is currently increasing in price by 8.5% pa

The World Resources Institute reported that the world demand for wood could double by 2040 – But only 3% is currently being taken from managed plantations… the rest is logged from the last remaining rainforests.

Great exit strategy with huge resell market for tourism development for US/Canadian baby boomers reaching retirement, with the double advantage of currency diversification

The plots are zoned for development with a central electricity/water source and individual roads

Land in Costa Rica is currently increasing in price by more than 20% pa

You own the land you buy as it’s freehold

There is no capital gains tax to pay in Costa Rica

The location of the plots is ideal, between the Pan-American Highway (main road from Canada to South America) and the beaches of the Pacific Ocean, 110km from the capital San Jose

If you prefer to hold out before selling the land, you can plant melina trees in place of the teak for a continued 10 year investment

Now consider the figures with the below projection example:

Invest €10,000
Net profit after 6 yrs = €44,000
+ €10,000 (initial investment) = €54,000 return

>30% returns pa


Figures based on:

1$ = €1.60
Increase in teak prices: 7% pa
Increase in land prices: 20% pa

As of June 2008:
1$ = €1.54
Current increase in teak prices: 8.5% pa
Land price in this area increased by 40% in 2007

Would you like to see more baout our investements? Just have a look at www.costaricainvest.ie or www.costaricainvest.co.uk or drop us an e mail or just give us a call on +353 1 272 4184