I'm just remembering that I never posted our last newsletter here on the blog. Here it is. Also you can see its fully illustrated glory here.
I attended TEDxAtlanta this week (for those of you who aren't familiar with TED, it's an international nonprofit devoted to "Ideas Worth Spreading" via lectures, and is becoming increasingly popular in the technology, entertainment and design worlds. It's featured speakers ranging from business ...
The pink paper delivered great news last week -- Financial Times' FDI Intelligence unit named Costa Rica the "Best Country of the Future for Foreign Direct Investment in Central America & the Caribbean, 2011 - 2012." Costa Rica climbed from second position to be ranked as the most attractive ...
El papel de color rosa entregado una gran noticia la semana pasada - Financial Times' FDI Intelligence unidad llamada Costa Rica el" mejor país del futuro para la Inversión extranjera Directa en América Central y el Caribe, 2011 -. 2012 "Costa Rica subió desde la segunda posición de ser clasificado ...
Delta has just announced that it will begin direct flights to Liberia (24 miles from Las Catalinas) from Minneapolis - St. Paul in January. The flights will be weekly, on Saturdays. This is great news and more evidence that the new Liberia airport terminal is attracting more and more flight ...
Yesterday we sent out a electronic newsletter and I thought I'd post it here as well. I must say it is very gratifying to be seeing our vision become reality!
I'm a little slow on getting this news out, but JetBlue is joining the list of airlines flying to Liberia - just 23 miles from Las Catalinas. Their initial flight is from New York JFK, starting November 17. Fares from $139 one way! The initiation of service will come shortly after the new terminal ...
The Pura Vida Ride building and shop looks fabulous, I must say. The structure borrows much from the typical local architecture of a "pulperia", a corner store, including the doorway on the angled corner of the building. There are fresh air vents on top, no air conditioning, and a tree growing ...
This past Saturday morning Pura Vida Ride hosted the Robert August Stand Up Paddle Challenge, featuring three races starting and ending on Playa Danta. It could not have been any better. There were paddlers of all ages and abilities and plenty of spectators too.
Sheryl and I spent the first night in our new home at Las Catalinas on Wednesday night.
Professor Samir Younes forwarded this video to me. It is a proposed New Urban project near Rome. Italy, that is. It is at a different scale than Las Catalinas - bigger buildings, more big city. But it has some things in common such as a great emphasis on beautiful public spaces, an irregular urban ...
La página web Stand Up Paddle Connect ("Conexión de remeros en el Mundo") ha publicado una muy completa y exacta descripcion de la escena del SUP en nuestra Playa Danta.
On June 18th the Robert August Inaugural Stand Up Paddle Challenge will take place at Las Catalinas. Oh yeah! There will be a Distance Class Race, a Sprint Class, and a Family Class. I am definitely entering. The race is being put on by Pura Vida Ride, the outdoor outfitter business located at Las ...
The landscaping is going in. Colors are going on walls. Appliances are being installed. We started the vertical construction at Las Catalinas last March, and for our first batch of houses and public spaces we are now approaching the finish line. Not wanting to hog all the fun, I'm posting three ...
I just finished a great bike ride with friends, run by Pura Vida Ride - the new outfitter business at Las Catalinas. Here is my report! Day 1 - Santa Cruz to Nosara This is the hardest ride I have ever done.
Pura Vida Ride will be operating the outfitter business at Las Catalinas with top quality stand-up paddleboards, mountain bikes, kayaks, tours, and more. Their website is now up and running, and so are they. The outfitter store on Plaza Danta is still under construction, but their rental fleet is ...
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