Liberia located in the northwest corner of Costa Rica is known as the white city because of the preponderance of white adobe homes relics of the city s colonial past Liberia is the capital of the province of Guanacaste and the whole region once belonged to Nicaragua before being annexed to Costa Rica in the 1820s When the Costa Rican government embraced tourism as an economic force in the early 1970s Liberia s status began to grow because of its proximity to the Pacific coast Lots for sale in Liberia Costa Rica can be found near churches near schools near movie theaters practically anywhere in the city in fact The city has grown from 40 000 to 60 000 people since the international airport opened here in 1995
The province of Guanacaste takes its name from the Guanacaste tree which also happens to be Costa Rica s national tree Originally Guanacaste and its capital Liberia were part of Nicaragua but they were annexed to Costa Rica in the 1820s This was after the Central American countries declared their liberation from Spain after the successful Mexican War of Independence 1810 1821 Liberia lots are registered for sale with real estate brokers who deal with locals migr s and businesses form all around the world who know that investing in this city just makes good economic sense Tourism is a major economic stream for the region but agriculture and cattle ranching are also major contributors
