Summer's arrival in Guanacaste means a slow change from green to gold and days full of sun and outdoor activities. This change of the seasons also brings a few differences to the trails compared to the rainy season, like the dwindling of seasonal streams and waterfalls.
One of the four areas of Copper & Stone Gourmet Grocery is the Cava, a carefully climate controlled wine cave with a curated selection of some favorite wines from throughout the world. The Cava is a bit of a creative venture for Copper & Stone’s team, whose experience with curating wines ...
Summer has come to Las Catalinas, the changing seasons giving way to a time of verdant green hills and clear skies all day long.
Part of the vibrancy of living in Las Catalinas is the lively Guanacaste community that surrounds town, which features a number of small towns each with their own identity. From places further inland like Tempate and Cartagena to the towns that dot the coast like Potrero, Flamingo, Brasilito, and ...
Thanks to its car-free way of living, a strong connection to nature, a naturally active lifestyle, and the friendly people that call town home, Las Catalinas can be a refreshing break from the busyness and routines of life.
1 Calle La Ronda has recently entered the Las Catalinas Collection as part of the Baranda Homes. This four bedroom town home overlooks the lively streets looking towards the Santarena Hotel, with spacious terraces on three sides of the home that overlook lively streets, and an open-air courtyard ...
Many consumer-facing technologies follow a distinct arc in their physical designs. When technologies are in their infancy, like early cell phones, they are generally functionally built to provide the new service as effectively as possible.
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 ...
Thanksgiving is a holiday that isn’t nationally celebrated in Costa Rica, but fits well both with Costa Rica and Las Catalinas. Thanksgiving is a holiday centered around the idea of being grateful for what we have, and it presents a chance to step away from the busyness of modern society to slow ...
11 Calle Virginia is located right at the widening of Calle Virginia, which provides the home with natural significance in town. Wider parts of the street are often important urban elements within a town as focal points and pedestrian walking points of destination.
Pura Vida Ride is an integrated part of life in Las Catalinas, and has served as outdoor outfitter, repair shop, equipment rentals, event organizer for the Pura Vida Ride Paddle Battle, and frequent coffee spot for almost ten years.
Las Catalinas is a new town in Costa Rica that has used the well-studied techniques and designs that have succeeded in some of the world’s favorite towns and cities like Eze, San Sebastián, Seaside, and many more to create a people-centered place that emphasizes integration with nature and ...
Costa Rica has a significant geographic diversity compared to its size, with a number of environments that range from cloud-topped mountains to coastal lowlands, from arid grasslands to the heart of tropical rainforests, and a great deal in between.
The rhythms of nature are present in many forms in Las Catalinas. The ocean is just nearby, which changes constantly with the tides, the wind, the swell, and other factors like rainstorms near and far. Out in the forests, the cycle of seasons seasons, the sun, the moon, the clouds and the rain all ...
Oceanic Giant Manta Rays or Rayas Mantas (Manta Birostris) are the world's largest ray, reaching sizes of more than 20ft from wingtip to wingtip. Despite their size are one of the ocean’s most graceful and peaceful creatures, subsisting on a diet primarily of zooplankton like shrimp, krill, and ...
The arrival of December marks the start of a festive time around the world, with many cultures celebrating end of the year holidays.
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