https://foliocostarica.com/journal/Costa Rica property records research from the Folio Research Desk.enhttps://foliocostarica.com/journal/confirm-water-before-buying-land/https://foliocostarica.com/journal/confirm-water-before-buying-land/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000You confirm water for a lot by identifying who would supply it (AyA, a municipality, a community ASADA, or a private well or spring) and getting written confirmation from that provider that service...Procedure and lawhttps://foliocostarica.com/journal/due-diligence-before-the-deposit/https://foliocostarica.com/journal/due-diligence-before-the-deposit/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000Before you put down a deposit on Costa Rica land, confirm in the public records that the seller is the registered owner, that the title carries no liens or pending annotations you have not agreed to,...Procedure and lawhttps://foliocostarica.com/journal/tamarindo-property-due-diligence-notes/https://foliocostarica.com/journal/tamarindo-property-due-diligence-notes/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000Before buying property in Tamarindo, find out whether the lot touches the 200 metre maritime zone, whether it is titled land or a state concession, and whether it overlaps protected land. Folio...Town noteshttps://foliocostarica.com/journal/what-does-citas-mean-registry/https://foliocostarica.com/journal/what-does-citas-mean-registry/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000CITAS is the field on a Costa Rica Registro Nacional certificate that gives the registry reference of the document behind an entry: the deed, administrative resolution or court filing that created...Registry questionshttps://foliocostarica.com/journal/santa-teresa-property-due-diligence-notes/https://foliocostarica.com/journal/santa-teresa-property-due-diligence-notes/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000Before buying property in Santa Teresa, first confirm whether the land is titled private property or a concession inside the 200 m maritime zone, then pull the registry record for the registered...Town noteshttps://foliocostarica.com/journal/registry-freezes-inmovilizacion-what-we-found/https://foliocostarica.com/journal/registry-freezes-inmovilizacion-what-we-found/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000An inmovilización por inconsistencia is a registry freeze placed on a Costa Rica finca (registered property) because the Registro Nacional has flagged an inconsistency in its records. In the freezes...What we foundhttps://foliocostarica.com/journal/maritime-zone-public-vs-restricted-zone/https://foliocostarica.com/journal/maritime-zone-public-vs-restricted-zone/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000Under Ley 6043, Costa Rica's maritime terrestrial zone is a 200 metre strip along both coasts. The first 50 metres from the ordinary high-tide line are the public zone, and the remaining 150 metres...Procedure and lawhttps://foliocostarica.com/journal/how-to-read-gravamenes-section/https://foliocostarica.com/journal/how-to-read-gravamenes-section/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000The gravámenes section of a Costa Rica title, labelled GRAVAMENES o AFECTACIONES on the registry certificate, lists the burdens and limitations registered against the property, such as easements,...Registry questionshttps://foliocostarica.com/journal/easements-on-registry-records-what-we-found/https://foliocostarica.com/journal/easements-on-registry-records-what-we-found/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000Easements turned up often enough in our recent registry pulls that you should be ready to read one. In a small sample of 9 recent Folio verified reports, 4 titles (44%) listed some kind of...What we foundhttps://foliocostarica.com/journal/nosara-property-due-diligence-notes/https://foliocostarica.com/journal/nosara-property-due-diligence-notes/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000Before buying property in Nosara, first confirm whether the land is titled or sits inside the 200 m maritime zone, then check whether it overlaps protected land, because almost all of Nosara's...Town notes