Development Land: Investment Opportunity in Guanacaste
Though diminutive in size, Costa Rica offers a large variety of options for development land throughout the country. There are large tracts in or near urban centers for large commercial projects and the supporting residential developments that surround them. Off the beaten path are beautiful eco-properties in the Central Valley, teaming with life, with an abundance of foliage and fauna, endless natural formations like springs and waterfalls varying temperate zones that are ripe for eco-tourism, botanical gardens, or conservation.
In Guanacaste, the choices are many and most are usually on or near a beach town somewhere. Recently, the new marina in Flamingo has been approved and construction is soon commencing. This announcement sparked a lot of activity and interest in the development land sector of the local real estate market. Suddenly, property owners that have been enjoying the low property taxes in Costa Rica who have been sitting on large tracts of prime development land are considering selling, while savvy investors who recognize an opportunity when they see one, are actively inquiring on land for sale in the area.
Guanacaste is generally flat, warm, dry (for most of the year) and offers great options on the coast, or well inland. The coast give you great tourism opportunities that feed of the proximity to the plethora of water activities and attractions that bring the crowds annually to these parts. Surfing, fishing, sailing, diving and world class beaches are but of the few of the attractions that drive 10s of thousands of people into this area annually.
As is the case with most real estate, the further you get from the water, the cheeper the land is. Such is the case with many farms, equestrian estates, eco-projects and conservation tracts that are available inland. The price of these properties are often half of what you’d find on the coast, and they are all still short drive to any one of many beach towns that dot the coast line.
The international airport in Liberia offer non-stop flights to and from many North American cities and others around the world, and depending where you are in Guanacaste, the airport is rarely more than a 60-90 minute drive away. Good solid main thoroughfares, solid infrastructure, and an area that is poised to boom makes Guanacaste a solid consideration for development land investment.
Browse through Costa Rica development land, you will find a good selection of development land investments to consider.
Do you have a question about this article? Feel free to contact our Costa Rica Real Estate office in Guanacaste.
63 properties available
First Time Listed! Playa Avellanas Costa Rica Ocean View Development Land for Sale. Water and Land letter in Place. A Developer Dream!

- Price
- $5,000,000
- Status
- Active
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 12
- Property Type
- Development Parcel
- Location
- 27 de Abril, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type
- Eastern View, Garden View, Mountain View, Northern View, Ocean View, River View, Southern View, Valley View, Western View, Wooded View
- Total Lot Size
- 65.30 ha (161.36 acre)
This property is rare in Guanacaste; it has the water letter and land use letter that every developer is searching for in an investment opportunity to develop. This amazing property has incredible potential and is blessed with incredible natural beauty. ideal for Retreat, Estate, Resort or farming or residential development. In close proximity to Tamarindo and Playa Avellanas Surf Beaches and the JW Marriott Resort. There are some other tourism development projects around it, such as Pinilla Highlands, Baliyana Logde, Mikado Natural Lodge and within a radius of approximately 4.5 km there is also Hacienda Pinilla, which is an urban-tourist development that works as a club from the beach and also has a golf course. Stream with irregular altimetry on the 2 farms with heights ranging from 50 to 200 m.a.s.l. Then it continues with a moderate upward slope, to the southwest. Public street on the west border of both properties.
Airport Liberia Top commercial location huge property for sale

- Price
- $1,900,000
- Status
- Active
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 36
- Property Type
- Development Parcel
- Location
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type
- Other
- View Type
- Other
- Total Lot Size
- 36.84 ha (91.03 acre)
Location: Liberia, Guanacaste Price: $50 x m² / $25 x m² starting at 5 hectares Land Measure: 36.2 ha This large property with a prime commercial location is a great opportunity if you are thinking about investing in the province of Guanacaste, specifically in the city of Liberia. The property has a very wide front to the Route 21. This route connects Liberia City with the International Airport of Guanacaste and the most popular beaches in Costa Rica, so its traveled by thousands of cars every day, which increases your chances of attracting more customers to your business and gain more profits.
Commercial Property in Junquillal Beach - Santa Cruz

- Price
- $1,300,000
- Status
- Active
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 8
- Property Type
- Development Parcel
- Location
- Playa Junquillal, Veintisiete de Abril, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type
- Oceanfront, Countryside, Urban
- View Type
- Beach View, Greenbelt View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size
- 1.36 ha (3.37 acre)
Area 1.36 hectares or 3.37 acres. Sun Real Estate Costa Rica offers you the best commercial property in Costa Rica located straight in front of the beach. Junquillal is a beautiful white sanded dream beach located in the province of Guanacaste. In this part of the country, it's normally very sunny, and it's in the middle of the most beautiful paradisiacal beaches in the whole country with fresh salty water, perfect for cooling down. Sun Real Estate is not only offering you a beautiful commercial property, but it's also offering you a unique opportunity in life, and you should not let it flee from your hands. This property has a small trail of 100 meters of tropical nature garden growth in which you have to cross a small wooden bridge and then you will be directly at the beach.
Large ocean view property, in Golfo de Papagayo

- Price
- $450,000
- Status
- Active
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 29
- Property Type
- Development Parcel
- Location
- Los Robles, Sardinal, Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type
- Ocean-Vicinity, Countryside
- View Type
- Bay View, Greenbelt View, Ocean View, Western View
- Total Lot Size
- 1.31 ha (3.24 acre)
Price $ 35.- the square meter. Area 12,862 m² or 3.17 acres. Magnificent property in one of the most exclusive areas of Guanacaste, Culebra Bay, just off the coast of the Four Season, very close to the Liberia Airport and the beautiful Iguanita Beach of the Papagayo Gulf. The location of this property is exactly at the entrance of the Do It Center, six kilometers road to the Four Season, in the road left, entrance to the new project "The Chorotega Market", and then climbing about 3 more kilometers, in front of the exclusive Residential project of International class "Altos Los Robles". The property has a wonderful ocean view, as well as the entire Peninsula where the Four Season Hotel is located, since it is on the other side of the Bay. It has direct access by public street, as it borders the old coastal road, which connects from Tamarindo to Nicaragua. This property is a great opportunity to acquire a large real estate, where you can develop the home of your dreams, a residential project or a commercial point, in a place with beautiful views and very close to the sea. It has availability of all public services.
Great investment opportunity, property adjacent to Liberia Airport

- Price
- $18,000,000
- Status
- Active
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 24
- Property Type
- Development Parcel
- Location
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type
- Countryside, Urban
- View Type
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size
- 127.30 ha (314.57 acre)
Price $ 14.- / m². Area of 127.30 hectares or 314 acres. Great investment opportunity, property adjacent to the Liberia Airport, with more than 600 meters in front of National Route 21. This property is a direct neighbor of the Civil Aviation airport, just 450 meters from the main entrance of the airport terminal, heading for Liberia. This property is a real opportunity to acquire land for commercial or industrial use adjacent to the Liberia Airport, even just a few meters from the old Discovery Park project, since by the size and shape of the property, you have access from the main road that connects Liberia city center with the airport and the former Discovery Park project. The property is almost flat, has its water well and all other public services. The owner offers the possibility of segregating properties, the price depending on the size requested. This property has two easy accesses from public roads, the main entrance from the main road of Liberia to the international airport on Route 21 and the other, from the airport via the boulevard through an easement almost in front of the terminal of the airport. It has enough field to develop a mixed-use, whether residential, industrial or commercial, as it is the largest property with a route 21 route, in the Liberia airport area.
Commercial property in front of Delegation Transit, Liberia

- Price
- $300,000
- Status
- Active
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 12
- Property Type
- Development Parcel
- Location
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type
- Countryside, Urban
- View Type
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size
- 3,000.00 m² (32,291.60 sq ft)
Price $ 100.- / m². Area of 3,000 m², or 32,300 sq ft. This commercial property is located in front of the Transit Delegation in Liberia or 50 meters west of the Hotel Santa Rosa. It is a great opportunity to acquire land for commercial use, near the Liberia Airport and the city of Liberia, on Route # 21. The property has a great position, as there is a traffic flow, both vehicular and people. The property is forty-six meters in front of the main street. The bus stop in both directions is in front of it. The city of Liberia is 5 km away and the main entrance to the airport is 3 km away. It has the availability of all public services and its location can be used for residential, industrial or commercial use. It offers the option of up to two thousand square meters of land, for a total of five thousand square meters, with more in front of the road.
Commercial property in Hermosa Beach

- Price
- $875,000
- Status
- Active
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 15
- Property Type
- Development Parcel
- Location
- Playa Hermosa, Sardinal, Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type
- Ocean-Vicinity, Urban
- View Type
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size
- 0.70 ha (1.73 acre)
Area 7,000 m² or 1.72 acres. Corner property. Commercial property in Hermosa Beach, located in front of the main street that connects with the Papagayo Tourist Pole from Coco Beach to Panama Beach. The property is flat and rectangular, it is located just one hundred meters from the main entrance of the Hotel Condovac and Villas del Sol, where more than 200 rooms are located. It is a great investment opportunity, since it is a large, corner property, with one hundred and sixty-eight meters in front of the road. The property is perfect for building commercial premises, a small hotel or cabins. It is located in a fully commercial area, with excellent access. Ideal to move to different beaches or different points. The property has availability of all public services. The bus stop is located in front of the property. The beach is located just 400 meters from the property.
Commercial property in front of Interamerican Highway - Bagaces

- Price
- $280,000
- Status
- Active
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 11
- Property Type
- Development Parcel
- Location
- Montenegro, Bagaces, Bagaces, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type
- Countryside, Urban
- View Type
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size
- 1.86 ha (4.60 acre)
Price $ 15.- / m². Area 18,600 m² or 4.60 acres. Property located seven kilometers from the main entrance to Bagaces, in central Montenegro, just in front of the Inter-American Highway, with a parallel street in the middle. It has one hundred and twenty-two linear meters facing the street. This commercial property in front of the Interamerican highway has easy access in both directions, since it is at a point where the returns of the road are close, it is of flat topography, completely clean of weeds and ready to develop. It has availability of all public services. This property, due to its location, can be agricultural, residential or commercial.
Finca Los Laureles: 150 Hectares, Mixed-Use, Developmental, Eco-Tourism

- Price
- $4,500,000
- Status
- Active
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 12
- Property Type
- Development Parcel
- Location
- Playa Potrero, Tempate, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type
- Bay View, Mountain View, Wooded View, Garden View, Ocean View, Northern View, Western View, Southern View
- Total Lot Size
- 149.79 ha (370.14 acre)
Welcome to this beautiful 150 hectares (370 acres) located just minutes from Playa Potrero and the new Flamingo Marina. This property is a developers’ dream with flat land for easy building. This amazing property offers beautiful ocean/bay views along with stunning mountain and garden views. Conveniently located along the “Monkey Trail” with 1.57 kilometers of paved public road frontage. There are existing wells, spring waters, and tri-phase electricity to the property. This property is currently being utilized as a working farm and has unlimited potential.
Large property with warehouses in Filadelfia, Carrillo

- Price
- $525,000
- Status
- Active
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 19
- Property Type
- Development Parcel
- Location
- Fildelfia, Filadelfia, Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type
- Urban
- View Type
- Greenbelt View, Garden View
- Total Lot Size
- 3.74 ha (9.24 acre)
Price $ 14.- / m². Area of 37,438 m², or 9.25 acres. Property facing route 21, with more than 200 meters in front. The property is corner, so it faces another street, with 160 meters in front. It is located next to the Professional Technical College of Carrillo, in Filadelfia. The entire property is flat topography, with plenty of space to develop a commercial, residential or industrial point. Inside the property there is an industrial warehouse of 700 square meters, with a height of 6 meters, it is currently divided into two workshops, which are rented monthly. Additionally, there is a semi-built warehouse next to the cellar, so the new owner can finish it, where he will have more premises for rent or own use. There is also a three-bedroom house that is rented. It has availability of all public services and by its location can be used for residential, industrial or commercial use.
Airport Property - in front of route 21, Liberia

- Price
- $500,000
- Status
- Active
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 22
- Property Type
- Development Parcel
- Location
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type
- Countryside, Urban
- View Type
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size
- 1.00 ha (2.47 acre)
Price $ 50.- / m². Area 10,000 m²,or 2,50 acres. Possibility of 3,5 hectares, or 8,60 acres. This property is a real opportunity to acquire land for commercial use, near the Airport of Liberia, just 1,600 meters from the main entrance to the airport, on ruta #21. This property is located in front of the main road that connects the center of the city of Liberia with the Airport and the main beaches of Guanacaste. The owner offers the facility to more land. It has availability of all public services and the location can be used for residential, industrial or commercial use.
Airport property in Liberia – Neighborhood Pirineos

- Price
- $275,000
- Status
- Active
- Listing Type
- Land Listing
- Images
- 8
- Property Type
- Development Parcel
- Location
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type
- Countryside, Urban
- View Type
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size
- 5.00 ha (12.36 acre)
Price $ 5.5 - usd / m² - Fire Sale Area 50.000 m² o 12,35 acres. This property is located in Liberia, Barrio Los Pirineos, on a nearby street, from Route 21, on the way to Liberia. The property has one hundred linear meters facing the street and is duly registered and registered. This property owing to its position possesses a variety of land use, from commercial, residential or industrial. Possibility of segregating, price according to the desired size.