Each July Santa Ana hosts the Gran Tope, an annual horse parade that strolls through old downtown of Santa Ana combined with live Spanish music and Costa Rican traditional food. These are no ordinary horses. They are well-trained, performing amazing footwork.
Home to the Costa Rica Stock Exchange, Santa Ana boasts San Jose’s modern “Golden Mile” lined with upscale commercial and residential communities. Some of the finest contemporary business centers such as the Forum and City Place can be found here. In fact, Santa Ana real estate offers an abundance of gated communities that are characterized by its diversity of architecture from Spanish Colonial or Mediterranean to contemporary designs. Combined with great weather, matured trees, amazing views of the valley, green mountains or both, this lovely community has a distinguished character sought out by many locals and foreigners. In fact, real estate here is always in high demand with housing options that range from neighborhoods to gated communities, all boasting affordable upscale condos, townhomes and single family homes or multi-million dollar luxury residences.
Santa Ana is filled with fabulous spas, restaurants of international cuisine, lounges and a shopping lifestyle of boutique stores, plazas and Terrazas Lindora. If you like the combination of indoor / outdoor shopping with a touch of contemporary flavor, Terrazaz Lindora is best known for that!
Setting itself apart in many ways from Escazu, Santa Ana is home to Parque Valle Del Sol, a world class 18 hole golf course, golf academy and luxury homes community. Available to both the public and residents, the fairways are championship level, smooth and fast with various levels that can satisfy any type of golfers. The landscapes here are captivating. Surrounded by green mountains, matured trees, colorful gardens, fairways and lakes, both residents and golfers can enjoy the scenic beauty sitting at their terrace or playing a game of golf.
