Our Team
Our team comprises a group of professionals of different nationalities and backgrounds that have gone through the stressful process of beginning a new life in a foreign country, so we can perfectly understand your needs and feelings and are prepared to meet your highest expectations.
We know that in order to give you the best service, we have to put ourselves in the “client’s shoes” and never lose sight of the fact that every person and family is unique, with their own personal requirements and feelings.
- Knowledge of how things work in Costa Rica, which combined with our contacts, established relationships and efficient procedures will save you significant time, money and effort.
- Great experience and professionalism.
- Great capacity of problem solving.
- Responsibility, efficiency and honesty.
- Language assistance: We are fluent in several languages such as Spanish, English and German.
Elvira Harisiadis Koller.
Owner and Managing Director
PH. (506) 2214-3369
Cel. (506) 8345-9819
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, with Austrian-Greek origin, Elvira is a sales professional with a BA in Tourism Management, with over 20 years experience in different areas of the tourism business. At the age of 22, she moved with her husband to Canada, where both continued their studies and to improve the English language. Having returned to Venezuela, she worked for 2 major international airlines such as Lufthansa and KLM for over 10 years, and after gaining a valuable experience in Sales and Public Relations, she founded and managed her own travel agency in Caracas, Venezuela, specializing in corporate business travel, which became one of the top 10 agencies in less than 5 years.
In 1998, due to the political and social situation of her home country, she moved with her family to Europe, establishing their residence in Tenerife, Spain for more than six years, gaining experience in the real estate business. After which, she continued for 2 years, in the city of Leeds, UK, as a lettings negotiator in the well-known and prestigious company Linley and Simpson.
Finally, and after achieving many goals in Europe, Elvira and her family decided to come back to Latin America, choosing Costa Rica as their final destination. Having worked as the public relations manager for one of the most prestigious and well-known real estate magazines in the country — The Costa Rica Real Estate and Tourism Guide— for almost 2 years, she acquired a great knowledge of the country and its people and recently she decided it was time to share her experience and help other people who have resolved to establish their lives in Costa Rica. The only regret she has is not coming sooner. Elvira speaks fluently Spanish, English, German and Italian.
Reasons why I chose Costa Rica:
- Friendly and polite people.
- The wonderful climate.
- Great job and business opportunities.
- Family values and respect are still of utmost importance here.
- The excellent coffee.
- The sound of the birds that wake me up every morning.
- There is time to enjoy the amazing sunsets.
- People greet you by your name at shops and restaurants.
- Costa Rica will never be involved in any war, (the army was abolished in 1949).
Michael Anthony.
Managing Partner
Cel. (506)-8921-1793
Originally from New Jersey, Michael is a graduate of Rutgers University. He has been a freelance copyeditor for companies such as Chubb Insurance and AT&T. He was also the owner of a successful retail wine shop in New Jersey before making the move to Costa Rica. Over the last 3 years in Costa Rica, Michael has been a management consultant for several businesses in the Central Valley, as well as serving as a tour guide for many hotels. Most recently, he has partnered with Jeffrey Hickcox to create Paradise Profits, a company specializing in education through books and seminars geared toward the many investment opportunities available in Costa Rica. As Managing Partner of AMEUROPE he can help in all areas of relocation tours, real estate and investment opportunities in the Central Valley, with a focus on the area of Atenas where he currently makes his home. With the assistance of his partner, Adela Agüero Trejos, he can accommodate all English-speaking and Spanish-speaking clients.
Reasons why I chose Costa Rica:
- To live in a different culture and learn a new language.
- Welcoming, friendly people.
- Absence of a military.
- Lack of consumerism.
- No snow!
- Low rate of violent crime.
- Like-minded expats, so many of whom share the desire to build something new and exciting.
David Cazorla Harisiadis
Marketing Manager
Cel. (506) 8345-4571
With an impressive and hardly beatable CV at the age of 29, David is our Marketing Manager and tourism advisor. He was born in Caracas Venezuela, where he graduated High School, obtaining his baccalaureate in science.
Just like his family, David moved to Spain, where he had the opportunity to study Tourism and Hotel Management at ESNE, a very well known business college. He finished his degree at the Wolverhampton University in the UK, obtaining a Bachelors Degree with Honors.
During his career David has held several managing positions in different countries, such as: General Manager of La Viña Restaurant in Newcastle, which belongs to the prestigious La Tasca Group in Great Britain; General Manager of the 4 star hotel Cristal Ballena located in the south pacific coast of Costa Rica; Marketing Director of the hotel Montaña de Fuego, one of the most exclusives hotels in the northern region of Costa Rica.
All his accreditations and experience are complemented by his great charisma and the command of three languages: Spanish, English & German, which makes us very lucky having David as a member of our team.
Ricardo Cazorla Harisiadis.
Partner & Operations Manager.
Cel. (506) 8342-3292
This hardworking and enterprising young man was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1986. In spite of his age, Ricardo has already an impressive resume and a heap of enriching experiences that only can be acquired after living in several countries like Venezuela, Spain, England, and for the last 2 years in Costa Rica.
Besides perfectly understanding the needs that arise at the time of undertaking a new life and knowing the different mentalities between countries, Ricardo possesses the ideal qualifications to be part of this company.
After finishing his basic studies in Venezuela in a French School, he moved together with his family to Spain where he graduated High School, obtaining his baccalaureate in Humanities Diploma. Once he finalized his baccalaureate he moved to England, where he lived for more than two years and obtained the “Proficiency in English” in the Harrogate Language Academy. Among his studies, Ricardo was building his fundamentals in customer service with the company Marks & Spencer.
In Costa Rica and following the steps of his mother Elvira, Ricardo received his Masters Degree in Tourism Administration at the Latina University of Costa Rica. Currently he is the Operations Manager of the company and in addition to this position, he is also building up the required flight hours in order to obtain his commercial pilot license, so that in the near future, Ameurope can extend its horizons and offer a new service to all our dear clients!
Reasons why I chose Costa Rica:
- Peace and sustainable tourism!
- New opportunities and things to discover.
- The most amazing sceneries ever.
- Beautiful girls!
Partner & Tourist Services Advisor.
Alfredo is a professional- and solution-oriented person with over 25 years experience in the airline and tourism business.
He was born in Venezuela and returned with his family to Spain at the age of two. In Madrid he completed 3 years of law studies and received the degree of Criminologist at the Complutense University.
After finishing his studies, Alfredo returned to Venezuela where he worked for the Venezuelan International Airlines as a flight attendant for almost twenty years, reaching the position of senior cabin crew. This position gave him the opportunity to travel to many countries in the world, acquiring a great knowledge from different cultures and gaining great people and customer services skills.
In 1998 and after managing his own travel agency in Caracas together with his wife Elvira for six years, he moved to Tenerife (Canary Islands), where he obtained his Hotel & Catering Diploma at the Superior Hotel & Catering School running his own restaurant specialized in International Cuisine for 5 years.
As tourism started to decline in the Canary Islands, Alfredo and his family moved to England and settled down in the city of Leeds in 2004, where he managed an important Spanish restaurant for two years, but Latin America was where Alfredo and his family had buried their heart, so in 2006 he decided that Costa Rica was the best option to start a new life. After managing 2 hotels in the South Pacific, Alfredo is currently our tourist services consultancy team. Very important to say, Alfredo is completely fluent in Spanish and English.
Reasons why I chose Costa Rica:
- Country stability.
- The perfect climate.
- Good business opportunities.
- No army.
Investment Specialist
Cel: (506) 8331-2070
Jeffrey Hickcox began his career in real estate investing in 2000 after studying finance at Central Connecticut State University. Mr. Hickcox continued his education into real estate through numerous courses including Real Estate Financing Fundamentals, Creative Financing Fundamentals, Lease Options, Real Estate Law, Property Management, and Development Management. He has personally invested in over 30 residential and commercial real estate deals, and has worked as a coach to other investors. In 2005, he began to recognize that the real estate market was declining in the United States and he moved to Costa Rica.
For the last two years in Costa Rica, Jeff has been a real estate consultant for countless deals and projects. Further, he has personally invested in numerous spec homes and urbanization projects. He is currently a managing partner with Costa Rica Land & Property, S.A. and is the president of First Equity Development of Costa Rica, S.A. His business focus remains real estate consulting, teaching, and residential development. Jeffrey Hickcox is married with three sons and currently lives in Atenas, Costa Rica. His debut book, Real Estate Investing Guide -- Costa Rica, Fundamentals for Profit in Paradise can be found here: www.paradiseprofits.com
Adela Agüero Trejos
Relocation Services Assistant, Atenas and Central Valley
Cel. (506) 8823-2579 (Spanish)
Cel. (506) 8393-3620 (English)
Adela has lived in Atenas for most of her life. Being Costa Rican, she intimately knows the culture, the ways of doing business, the people and the many towns of the Central Valley. She studied at both the INA and the Centro Cultural Costarricense Norte Americano. Adela then worked in a call center for Sprint for many years, before leaving to begin work in the hotel and tourism industry. Now, she is encountering great success in real estate due to her customer service skills, friendly calm demeanor and trustworthiness. She is well respected within both the Tico community and the expat community, and she will be invaluable at helping our clients to navigate both the tourism landscape as well as the business landscape.
Reasons why I love my country:
- I live in Atenas, ¨The Best Climate in the World! ¨
- Simple, honest people who value family.
- The opportunity to meet so many travelers from around the world.
- No military.
- Excellent low-cost system for education and healthcare. Pura Vida!
Alain Martínez PérezCreative Graphical Designer | Webmaster
Cel. (506) 88578631
Office: (506) 22345510
This entrepreneur and professional young man was born in Camaguey, Cuba. At very young age he immigrated to Costa Rica in the company of his parents, who left the island due to their disagreement with Castro’s dictatorship.
He received his diploma in Advertising Design at the Veritas University in Costa Rica and acquired most of his working experience in the design department of Manpa Central America, where he remained for several years, secializing in catalogue production, promotional material, impression techniques and final arts.
After more than seven years of experience in graphical design and elaboration of real estate and high visual corporate Web sites, Alain established his own advertising design company Alarez Media . He is also the creative designer of Ameurope’s Web site.
In addition to this, he is also a great nature lover and very cheerful person.
After having lived in Costa Rica for so many years, he has learned to love this country as his own and enjoys the Costa Rican meal “Gallo Pinto” as much as the Cuban “Congrí”, and sympathizes with the phrase that a Tico most currently uses: “mae pura vida”!
Things that I love about Costa Rica:
• The amazing colors of the sunsets at the Guanacaste beaches.
• The friendliness of the Ticos.
• The great professional and business opportunities.
• The beautiful landscapes, the flora and fauna of this beautiful country, which are the source of inspiration in all my designs.
Pablo Arias GonzálezReal Estate Attorney
Cel. (506) 8835-7490
Office: (506) 2446-7711
Pablo is a licensed Attorney who began his career with the Government of Costa Rica in 2004. After 2 years of service to the IDA (Instituto de Desarrollo Agrario) which handles development of government land, Pablo started his own firm in 2006 in Atenas, Costa Rica. He specializes in real estate legal services for foreigners. Pablo offers all services for investors and developers.
His terrific English and knowledge of real estate law makes him a great asset.
Pablo attended the University of San José and the University of Costa Rica.
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