It occurs to me that I have been negligent in not posting construction progress photos here frequently enough. Construction has been going exceptionally well - on time and on budget. Our team is performing very well and we are very proud of them! I embarrassingly returned from my recent trip with ...
Our construction on the first seven houses is proceeding rapidly and very well! The earthwork for all the first seven houses and restaurant is done, and work is well underway on the structures of houses 1 through 4.
The earthwork portion of the first lots... is done!
View accross Beach Town South towards Punta Guachipelines. We have an unprecedentedly large amount of construction going on at Las Catalinas these days. The projects underway at the moment include:
Some more great images are coming in. This one is looking along the waterfront, featuring (from left to right) houses 5, 4,3, and 2. In a year... we'll see how it looks in real life!
We are getting ready to build our first community pool and beach club. We have reserved a prime spot just across the ravine south of our existing buildings, on top of a small bluff overlooking the beach, with great sunset views and easy access down to the beach.
It is time for us to name a bunch of new places at Las Catalinas. I'd like to take a poll of our community here on the blog regarding some possible names, as that has worked well before. So you'll see 12 places below that need naming. I'm including maps that will show you where these places are ...
Walking on Las Catalinas trail. I love the land that is Las Catalinas. I love the trees, the animals, and the hills. I love the sounds, the smells, and the breezes. I love the trails that allow us to get out and enjoy the land. To me, and to all of us involved with Las Catalinas, taking the best ...
The Great Kiskadee, photo by Rich Hoeg taken at Las Catalinas.
Plaza Iguanas in a nailbiter over Plaza Guanacaste and Paseo Miraflores in a romp! Thanks for your help!
Increasingly my favorite thing about Las Catalinas is the unplanned causal interactions I have with the people there. I find myself wandering around town just to see who I'll bump into. There is something about it that just feels so good, and for me it happens more and better at Las Catalinas than ...
Credit to owner in Las Catalinas Rich Roe for pointing out this fascinating National Geographic article about happiness. It focuses on three of the countries that consistently end up on top of rankings of the happiest countries: Costa Rica, Denmark, and Singapore.
We have just passed the sixth anniversary of the opening of Pura Vida Ride, our wonderful outfitter/bike shop/boutique/coffee shop/general store. Happy Anniversary, Pura Vida Ride! You have been a huge contributor to our town since the very beginning. Your opening date in 2011 also pretty well ...
"The town will make the setting more beautiful. And the setting will make the town more beautiful. This is truly how it ought to be." - Las Catalinas unveiling presentation, March 2010.
I have said it so much that you are probably tired of hearing it, but triathlon day is the best day of the year at Las Catalinas. This year set yet another new high water mark. We had some 400 athletes (triathlon plus teams plus open water swimmers) plus families and friends, about 1,000 people in ...
(This went out as a newsletter to our Las Catalinas mailing list today) Dear Friend of Las Catalinas, In the past year I think many of us at Las Catalinas have begun to more greatly appreciate the importance of what we are doing. Our purpose is to create a better way to live, one that is healthier, ...
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