Jacó Growing Upwards
Soon the Jacó beach horizon will be dramatically changed with rising condominium towers of up to 27 floors. The development of these large projects has taken Jacó residents by surprise.

Originally there were between 12 and 18 such projects planned for the small mid Pacific beach town. However, the count is now up to 50 of towering buildings never before seen in the area.

An inspection by the Colegio de Ingenieros y Arquitectos (College of Engineers and Architects) carried out over the past weeks of the Puntarenas province localities, shows that 21% of the projects do not count with the required construction permits.

Jacó is one of the fastest growing communities as more and more construction projects spring up from the ground every day to forever the change the small communities horizon.

The growth is so rapid that area residents are still having to adapt of living surrounded by tall buildings.

The mayor of Jacó confirmed the number of projects underway and in the planning state and admitted that the municipality is not ready for such growth, lacking the infrastructure to meet the growing demands on the little resources it has.

The majority of the condos are being sold to foreigners, who are reported to be paying up to us$1 million dollars for a beach front unit.

Included in the projects are developments like Day Star, Sonesta Jacó, Ramada, Costa Linda and an exclusive resort by St. Regis.

The total amount of investment being pumped into the area over then next several years is calculated at us$17 million dollars and expected to generate more than 5.000 permanent jobs.