Punta Burica
August 13th, 2008 | Published in Punta Burica

I’ve done a lot of exploring lately – the place is wild! It’s almost untouched and undiscovered, and it’s almost hard to imagine the adventure potential I can live while I’m here.
There aren’t any tourist traps around here at all. The people who do live here are good, rural folk who run small farms, and there are some ex-patriots living in small houses, too. It’s like an escape, a tropical haven that was never really developed, but at the same time it’s safe and friendly.
Eventually it will be, of course. Who wouldn’t want to live here? The peninsula is surrounded on three sides by water, with Panama on one side and Costa Rica on the other. Someone is going to realize the potential and start to develop this place.
Ha. I’ll be waiting for them with this piece of real estate to offer up. It’s a great opportunity, and I can’t believe it’s mine. I was talking to a local who mentioned that prices for beach land are starting to go up, and he pointed out how lucky I am to get in now while real estate prices are low.
I can see that interest in the area has already begun. They’ve laid down a new road recently and they’re working on getting the road construction as far as the tip of Punta Burica. To reach the tip right now, you have to wait until low tide and drive on the beach.
The David International Airport nearby had some upgrades done recently too. Access is opening up, and this place is going to turn into an exclusive resort, I bet. I’ll be waiting. This investment is going to pay off for sure.
We’ve done some more exploring in the meantime, and it’s amazing. The fishing here is great. Some farmer was fishing by the shore the other day and I saw him pull out this huge tuna. It weighed in a 24 pounds – caught right from the shore!
The crazy part is that the fishing camps nearby charge up to $8,000 a week – and I can fish right here from the reef break if I wanted to. Free.
I’m there. Fish on.
