Cariari shopping is becoming more attractive now

By Shell Johanson, our Cariari realtor, for the Easy Times.

Running is a passion all over Costa Rica and Cariari is no exception, one sees them at their solitary endeavor, some with incredible exuberance while others barely shuffle forward awkwardly.

Despite the many runners one see strutting their stuff all day long, the walkers still seem to carry the day by a long shot, and, more often than not, the walkers do their thing accompanied by a friend or the family dog.

As luck has it, Cariari lent itself to all the physical activities, the roads are wide and the traffic low, there's plenty of shade as well from many trees of all sorts.

But, all in all, not much changes from day to day in our sleepy golf community of Cariari. Days go by lazily one after other, and I think for the most part, we like it that way. Therefore, the sight of a newly constructed community shopping center 'Centro Commercial Plaza Cariari' got everyone's attention.

With nearly 100,000 square feet of construction, it is quite a dazzling site with plenty of glass and glitter nearly ready to open. Most of it has already been rented.

In its midst it will have, among many, an Italian restaurant with bar, a huge fitness and Pilates centre, dry cleaning, pet store, pharmacy, a large fresh fruit and vegetable market, a local equivalent to a 7-11 store called AM-PM.

And, if nothing else, we will all have a new place to walk or run in Cariari. Then again, some of us prefer just to go to the local golf club and watch the duffers do their stuff. 

Shell Johanson is our Cariari realtor and background makes him fluently trilingual and gives him an in-depth knowledge of Costa Rica and the Latin culture. Shell is a people's person and enjoys showing Cariari and surrounding areas to those who are buying real estate in Costa Rica, and point out all the advantages of buying property in Cariari and San Antonio de Belen.

If you are looking to buy a home in Cariari, a condo or a lot in Cariari, Shell is your man. Shell lives in Cariari and therefore knows it well. He has been a member of the Cariari Country  Club & Golf  from the day he arrived. Feel free to contact Shell for any questions or a property tour.