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tomcooke
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Regarding spashy new high dollar developments in Baja, more specifically in San Felipe, there is often more sizzle than steak.
Glossy brochures, web pages, and "sales offices" with a high huckster factor do not necessarily develop into actual resorts. Examples of this
phenomonon are so plentiful as to be little more than a cliche.
On the other hand, some developments do come to fuition as planned.
Trying to discriminate between the two types is quite a challenge in a place where actual facts are elusive while rumor and hyperbole abound.
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baja829
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Registered: 2-24-2006
Location: South Campos, San Felipe, BN
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Interesting about Costa Rica. Friends just returned last week - said it was absolutely beautiful, even reasonable, but --- they never were treated so
badly, so consistently -- and they are nice people. They were happy to return to their little place So. of San Felipe where they are treated so much
better. Update us when you get back.
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Cypress
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Location: on the bayou
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baja829, Where did they go?
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vandenberg
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Costa Rica.
Been there, done that.
Looked at CR in the 90's as maybe a retirement place. Spend a month and traveled the country. Found out that the most desirable places are in the
highlands,with year around nice temperatures. However, if you like the ocean. like we do, the west coast has nice beaches, but is not very pretty in
general, especially compared to Baja, and is very windy. The caribbean side is like the islands. Poor, mainly black and not too many accesible
beaches. Needless to say, Baja was to us by far a better choice.
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Cypress
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Location: on the bayou
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vandenberg, Thanks for the info. Options!
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osoflojo
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You wont find many "deals" in Costa Rica. That place got discovered many years ago and not just by Gringos. Lots of Europeans.............
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bigzaggin
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Poor, bad beach access AND mainly black?!!?? COUNT ME OUT!
ouch.
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bancoduo
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Registered: 10-3-2005
Location: el carcel publico mazatlan sin.
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Ugly Costa Rica beach
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Crusoe
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Right-on........Skeet!!!
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Summanus
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We have been going further south of Baja ourselves from time to time. Forget long-discovered and now-expensive Costa Rica. Having worked,
vacationed, fished, hunted, and visited there since the mid-70's we have noticed it has become overgrown with people from all over the world. The
attitude is MONEY REQUIRED. Not nearly as attractive as say..Panama and it's west coast islands. (Fishing offshore Panama is like the Cortez was in
the 50's and 60's.)
Our most favorite all-time place in the world I am sworn not to tell you about...suffice to say, it is still reasonable to live there, laid-back, a
very pleasant climate, full of beautiful scenery, great fishing, and other outdoor activities. Okay, okay.. here's a hint...it's Patagonia!! But
don't tell anyone else, okay?
Meanwhile we will fill in some more time in Baja while pondering the next move. Not such a bad condition at that.
Summanus....ancient Roman Nightly Thunder God. He liked refrieds too.
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