Atenas
The story goes that way back in 1833 Jose Rafael Gallegos Alvarado who was Chief of State of this region so admired Greek culture that he decided that when a new town was to be founded it should be named after...
Coffee plantations This is a thriving industry in Atenas Costa Rica Well of course the growing of coffee is a thriving industry throughout the country Agriculture and tourism provide much of the country s economic strength In addition to coffee plantations this small town of about 5 000 people is surrounded by fruit orchards Lots for sale in Atenas Costa Rica are popular because there s a constant influx of people here foreigners come here to improve their Spanish others retire here The climate here is marvelous it never gets higher than 80 degrees all year round and at night rarely gets colder than the low 60s It rains of course Costa Rica has its rainy season but that just keeps the coffee and the fruit and the inhabitants thriving
Atenas has a botanical garden that is popular with nature lovers and nearby a place called Zoo Ave which is an animal rescue center for Costa Rica s four species of monkeys the big cats and over 100 species of birds Green parrots and even toucans can be seen in the towns central park Atenas lots may be used to build a home or to start a business depending on the zoning of the land of course Many retirees from North America call Atenas home and land in this place which has what has been described as the best climate in the world is relatively inexpensive loadjeproperty pba propertytype c Land pba city pb c Atenas
