March 14, 2004
By: Freddy Parrales
Paso Canoas. The president, Abel Pacheco,
reported yesterday that the Government would quickly begin the construction of a
new international airport in the southern zone of the country. They have already
selected a piece of land in Finca 18 of Palmar Sur, Osa, Puntarenas.
Pacheco made the announcement yesterday in this frontier zone, where he
finalized the plans after taking a two-day tour of the area.
"We saw the property where we are going to build (the airport) and we are in
negotiations with the owners of the property to exchange this property with
other property that is owned by the government, since we do not have money to
purchase the property outright", declared the politician.
Besides, it has been confirmed that the administration has already negotiated
with the government of France concerning the donation of the construction plans
for the new terminal.
Neither Pacheco nor the authorities of the Department of Public Works and
Transportation (MOPT) that accompanied him could ascertain the cost of this
project.
Nevertheless, the President assured that the financing was available to begin
construction.
"I have confidence that I will find the money needed to begin construction of
the southern international airport, therefore we will move ahead", he indicated.
To summarize the plan, this will become the fifth international airport in the
country. It will rank amongst the other international airports: Juan Santamaria,
Tobias Bolanos, as well as those in Liberia and Limon.
As was explained by the vice minister of Public Works, Maria Lorraine Lopez, in
recent months the engineers of the Civil Aviation Agency have been working on
identifying an adequate place to build the landing strip, according to the
requirements of wide body airships.
Lopez said that Finca 18 was selected because it met the necessary requirements
of location, altitude and wind characteristics needed for large airplanes.
The President insisted that the building of this project would permit the
country to take advantage of the great potential for development in this zone in
such diverse fields as tourism, agriculture, and other industries.
In two days, Pacheco inaugurated three operations: Equipos Basicos de Atencion
Integral en Salud (EBAIS) in Villa Ligia, General Viejo y Villa Briceno in Perez
Zeledon, as well as the emergency room at the hospital in Golfito.
Yesterday, the leader also inspected the damages caused by recent earthquakes in
Ciudad Nelly, as well as advancements in construction of a new sewer system in
the frontier zone of Paso Canoas, and he inaugurated the building of Correos
local.
November 14, 2005
By Jennie Bell, Southeastern Correspondent
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At the request of the government of Costa Rica, Miami-born developers Jim
Lynskey and Harvey Sasso are embarking on a $500 million resort marina project
(rendering pictured) in the country's southeastern village of Golfito. Lynskey
is partnering with Sasso's company, marina specialists Coastal Systems.
The first phase of the development will include an authentic village community
with retail and residential components, designed to blend with the surrounding
Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve. It will include a total of 22,000 square feet of
retail space, with seven boutique shops, two restaurants, a casino, a grocery,
health club and yacht club.
The residential component will initially comprise 51 luxury condominiums with
prices ranging from $300,000 to $800,000. Those units are already 75 percent
sold, primarily to U.S. buyers, noted Phil Perko, president of Digital Capital
International Sales Group, the marketing agent for the properties.
The second phase, however, will feature million-dollar town homes and private
residences. "We knew that we could sell this first space just with our contacts
in the fishing industry," Perko said. "But for the higher-end residences in
Phase II, we know we'll have to go to the international market to sell those."
As for the marina, Bahia Escondida will receive two new, custom-built covered
piers, for a total of 216 marina slips ranging from 55 to 150 feet and priced
between $180,000 and $600,000. In addition, Lynskey and Sasso have also received
concession rights at Golfito's existing freight pier.
That pier, originally used by the Chiquita Banana company, can house the new
400-foot, luxury mega-yachts. "There is a strong demand for marina slips because
of the influx of boaters from South Florida and California," Perko said. Many
are fishermen eager to explore the area, he added, but owners of the oversize
yachts, who are limited for locations, are also showing interest.
Chiquita Banana built the Golfito port town in 1920's but subsequently abandoned
it 60 years later, Perko observed. And although the Costa Rica government later
tried to establish the town as a duty-free trade zone, its remote location and
natural barriers of rain forest and water have left it largely undeveloped in
the past few years.
Bahia Escondida will break ground in January 2006, with the completion of the
marina set for the end of 2006. The village should be completed by fourth
quarter 2007.
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