La Costa encompasses the southeastern portion of the city of Carlsbad.  The area is known for the world famous La Costa Resort & Spa and another highly regarded hotel and golf course, Park Hyatt (formerly Four Season's) Aviara, is just a couple of miles west.   La Costa offers a wide variety of properties including condominiums, townhomes, duplexes, tract homes and custom estates.   Many companies affiliated with golf are headquartered in La Costa near the commuter airport off Palomar Airport Rd.  A newer pedestrian friendly shopping area, The Forum, is very popular and offers several good restaurants as well.  For more information on La Costa go to www.carlsbadca.gov,  www.theforumshopping.com, www.lacosta.com, www.parkaviara.hyatt.com  and www.sdcounty.ca.gov/dpw/airports/palomar.html.   Be sure and check out my Community Links page for more ideas of what to do in North County.