Reflections

Comprar una Cassa o No?

We almost bought a house – that is we put an offer in on a house. The picture on this entry is the view from the balcony. If it had been accepted we would have bought a house. As it is it wasn’t, so we didn’t, and the vendor didn’t even counter – guess our low ball offer was a tad too low. The house has spectacular views of the sea, has a very nice pool and hot tub, three bedrooms, and is one block off the beach.

The area we were looking in is very interesting. It’s called Spa Buena Vista and is just south of Los Barriles. The water for the community comes from hot springs which is drinkable once it cools down. It comes out of the ground so hot that it kills any bacteria and the locals drink it without problem. Everyone has to have a concrete cistern or pila in the ground for the water to cool in before it can come into the house. It is then pumped into a tanaco, if its on the roof water can then be gravity fed into the house for usage.

The area also has hot spring vents coming out in spots in the sea so when swimming its not an unusual experience to swim into an area with very warm water. We’ve been told the bay is also very good for snorkelling. There is a resort there that is very nice and the locals can buy a membership at a very reasonable price to use the facilities all year. These facilities include a very nice pool, weight room, restaurant and also a deduction in the rates to rent rooms/suites for visiting guests.