Escazú
Escazú is a magnet, it draws people from all over Costa Rica and the World to it’s complete menu of services.
Escazu is blessed with more fine restaurants than any community in Costa Rica. It offers the best shopping in everything you may desire. It has many new urbanization’s that offer homes of modern and comfortable designs. Medical Services are superior and comparable to US of A standards. Now there is a new super highway to the Pacific Coast that enables you to be at the beach in one hour. Even before Costa Rica was discovered by Christopher Columbus, all Indian trails intersected in Escazu. Think of it as your new discovery.
A colonial town, Escazu is a premier suburb is situated just 7 km west of downtown San Jose. Spread out over a hillside over looking San Jose and Heredia, Escazu is made up of 3 adjoining neighborhoods; San Antonio de Escazu, Escazu Centro and San Rafael de Escazu. With the largest population of expatriates settling down here (mostly North Americans), this part of the city is a quite exclusive.
Easily accessible from all highways that lead to Costa Rica’s most popular attractions, Escazu is just a 10 minute drive downtown San Jose. Here one can find a car wash, an English movie theatre, a luxurious country club and a number of bowling alleys. There are also many fine restaurants and dining areas in this part of town, with an excellent nightlife. Banks, pharmacies, shops, grocery stores and even an 18-hole championship golf course can be found here, along with one of the biggest and most modern shopping malls in Central America, Multi Plaza. Even the US ambassador to Costa Rica has his residence in Escazu.
A great alternative location to living downtown mainly because many of the people here speak English, Escazu still retains some of its local flavor. Visit Escazu Centro to get a feel for the laidback Tico lifestyle here with its small narrow streets, quaint ambiance and colorful sodas or local restaurants. The area around San Rafael de Escazu is mostly residential with a much higher living standard.
