The Rich and Famous Buying Real Estate in Costa Rica

Actors, singers, models and more are busy buying Real Estate in various luxurious parts of Costa Rica.

Brian Austin Green from “Beverly Hills: 90210” just bought a mansion in the Gulf of Papagayo, where he and his fiancé Megan Fox have been spotted tanning on the spectacular Costa Rican beaches.

Mel Gibson bought a $25.8 million dollar beachfront property in Guanacaste (northwestern Costa Rica).

Gisele Bündchen has a home on the shores of Santa Teresa where she and husband Tom Brady held their intimate Costa Rica wedding.

Furthermore, Sting has a home in the south of Costa Rica, Harrison Ford has a mansion in Guanacaste, Singer Jamaroquia bought a home in Tambor Beach, and then there is the Four Seasons Resort.

Salma Hayek, David Hasselhoff, Donatella Versace, Shaquille O’Neal, Janet Jackson and Carolina Herrera all have real estate in this luxury resort on the Peninsula of Papagayo, Costa Rica.

Stadium in San Jose Nearing Completion

The $80 million stadium in San José’s La Sabana Park, a gift from the government of China, is nearing completion. The behemoth’s seats have been installed, the scoreboards mounted and the playing field lain with grass.

During President Laura Chinchilla’s first official tour of the stadium on Thursday, the Chinese ambassador told her the stadium would be ready for final inspection in November.

“We are in the final phase of construction of the national stadium,” he said. “After a few months of trials, we expect the inauguration to take place at the end of March.”

He anticipates a “great party” in celebration of a stadium that he said is a symbol of the friendship between the two countries. The 35,000-seat stadium was pledged to Costa Rica after the Central American country established relations with China, severing ties with longtime friend Taiwan, in 2007.

Chinchilla said she will look to guarantee that Costa Ricans “have true pride in the stadium” and that it will pave the way for a greater participation in sports.

“We want a stadium that is alive; that is always filled with people,” she said.

When asked about a name, she said it is still open for conversation, but that “there are many athletes who have made important imprints in our history.”