Costa Rica is one of the hubs for sustainable travel in the world, the birthplace of ecotourism and of some of the first ecolodges in Tropical America, a world leader in conservation, and a country on the leading edge of sustainable energy, decarbonization, and combating climate change.
At the town’s founding, 80% of the land in Las Catalinas was dedicated to the long-term restoration of the surrounding tropical dry forest landscape. In this way, Las Catalinas could grow in harmony with the environment, and maintain a constant connection to the natural beauty of Guanacaste.
Coast Magazine’s Jordan Riefe explored Las Catalinas and the nearly 950 acres of natural landscape surrounding town in Guanacaste’s tropical dry forest zone for an article titled “Costa Rica Luxe,” which focused on the many interesting facets of life in and around town.
Part of the founding vision of Las Catalinas was to create a place that would be beautiful. Beauty can be hard to quantify or measure, but the effect that a beautiful town or city can have on the people who live there can be very tangible. People are happier. They’re more active, and spend more ...
Costa Rica hosted PreCOP25, a preparation meeting before the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change. This year, a global meeting of stakeholders seeking to combat climate change will take place in Santiago, Chile, and PreCOP25 served as a gathering to workshop ideas, meet, and prepare before ...
Today, it’s possible to be far more conscious about the environment than ever before. Sustainable energy continues to become more affordable and available. Countries around the world are moving away from single-use plastics like grocery bags, and continue to make strides in supporting conscious ...
The Las Catalinas Reto began in September 2019, and will be a year-long competition that will take place over 22km of town’s mountain biking trails, joining the Las Catalinas TRI as one of town’s two major mountain biking competitions. There are divisions for both local and non-local riders (living ...
Navigating Life in Town as a Homeowner Welcome to the first chapter in our exploration into all you need to know about living in Las Catalinas. Some consider Las Catalinas a planned community, others think of it as a new urbanism project.
The Residential Neighborhood at El Prado, Las Catalinas
Dry season brings quite a few changes to the behavior of animals in the tropical dry forest of Guanacaste, who must respond to the differences in availability of foliage and water.
At the heart of Las Catalinas lies a deep-seated commitment to living in harmony with nature. From its inception, all facets of Las Catalinas' planning and construction have been designed with respect for the natural world.
Costa Rica has 10 times more marine area than it does landmass, and is home to a large biodiversity of fish that dwell in its open oceans, inshore coastlines, and mangroves. From the North Pacifc Coast to the seas of the Osa Peninsula and across to the Caribbean, this wealth of aquatic life makes ...
Las Catalinas has partnered with Guanacaste Wildlife Monitoring to place several camera traps throughout Las Catalinas’ tropical dry forest landscape. These camera traps are motion activated cameras that function in all light levels, which provide an animal-friendly way to track wildlife.
Las Catalinas and Guanacaste Wildlife Monitoring partnered to place and monitor motion-activated cameras throughout Las Catalinas’ tropical dry forest landscape. The primary purpose of this project is to document Costa Rican wildlife in the area and, in doing so, better understand the effects of ...
There is a particular kind of tired that does not show up on a blood panel. It is not the kind that goes away after a good night’s sleep or a long weekend, but the kind that builds slowly, over years of commuting, over-scheduling, sitting through back-to-back meetings, eating lunch at your desk, ...
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