ESCAZU COSTA RICA is a modern and luxurious suburb in the metropolitan San Jose area and Costa Rica's Central Valley

ESCAZU COSTA RICA

ESCAZU COSTA RICA is a modern and luxurious suburb in the metropolitan San Jose area and Costa Rica's Central Valley. Located just ten minutes West of San Jose and only five minutes from La Sabana Park, Costa Rica's version of New York's Central Park. La Sabana is the area where a new soccer stadium is being built and near the home of Costa Rica's President, Laura Chinchilla. Escazu has all of the amenities of any major city with a laid back, relaxed atmosphere. The capital city, is a great place to enjoy the same amenities of other large, international cities , but with a more relaxed atmosphere and it is considered the Beverly Hills of Costa Rica. Escazu has stores, services, restaurants, accommodations, gyms and the exclusive 18 hole, champion golf course at the Costa Rica Country Club.

Escazu is also home to high end shopping, boutiques, bistros, cafes, restaurants and CIMA Hospital. Escazu is home to the Multiplaza Shopping Mall, a giant shopping center with three stories with a variety of stores that the best shopping malls in the US would be envious of. Close to Multiplaza is an IMAX Movie Theatre and more shops that are in the health care plaza surrounding CIMA Hospital. Lot's of North Americans come to CIMA Hospital on Medical Tourism trips for procedures from hip and knee replacements to heart by-pass surgery to plastic surgery. Most healthcare procedures in Costa Rica are performed by US trained Doctors for a fraction of the price of a similar procedure in the US or Canada with a short wait time.

Escazu is located along the side of the mountain known as Cerro Escazu. The three districts in Escazu are San Rafael at the lower elevation, San Rafael at mid slope and a short distance further is San Miguel de Escazu. Other popular area in Escazu, is the modern hip area called Paco.

Escazu Costa Rica Schools are some of the best in the country. Country Day School is located in Escazu along with other private and public schools. If you have children that want to excel in school and move up to higher education at the best colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and Europe, you should consider living in Escazu Costa Rica as the schools not only offer the best education in Costa Rica and Latin America, but they also place a high percentage of their students in universities including Harvard, Yale and other IVY League and prestigious institutions.