What did you do this morning? I rode on the new mountain bike trail at Las Catalinas. I was so excited to do it that I started my ride in the dark at about 4:30 this morning, with a headlight. It was fantastic! Our first bike trail building efforts last year were not quite perfect, but our guys ...
Our ace trail building crews have created a new hiking trail through the central high peaks of Las Catalinas. This is one of the most dramatic hikes you will ever experience with stunning views in all directions. The trail is generally in the open, on the ridgeline, artfully looping back and forth ...
Yesterday we had the final studio presentations at the Notre Dame School of Architecture for this term's studio work on Las Catalinas. Very exciting! Most importantly I think we now have an excellent plan for the area just inland from of the public road from beach town. Also we got some well ...
We have a cool new click-able map up on our Punta Penca Homesites page courtesy of Jim Hodgson. Check it out. We have several customers in conversation about these lots and are making a major push to have a critical mass of them sold so that we can begin construction on the new street there as soon ...
I'm just back from a trip to the Notre Dame School of Architecture to review the work of this year's crop of fifth-year students. Once again, like last year, a group consisting of fifth-year students plus professors Samir Younes and Douglas Duany made a study trip to Las Catalinas in late August ...
Here are some more photos from the weekend, these focusing on the buildings and construction rather than the people. As of now there are three houses finished (OK, finished enough to sleep in, still some final items being worked on), plus the restaurant and Pura Vida Ride. All are unique, all have ...
Some fragament of the Amherst College Class of '81
Here are some construction photos from last week, plus just a few others I couldn't help including. Two houses are essentially finished, and three more very close. It is all very exciting for those of us involved. I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Saturday night after dinner I went for a walk with my six year old son. We stopped in to visit a couple of different families in our Atlanta neighborhood. It was nice. As we walked I realized that we have never, ever, driven to visit someone without arranging it ahead of time. Not in this ...
In mid-February, just off the coast of Las Catalinas, a lucky group of passengers aboard the catamaran "Lazy Lizard" were treated to an amazing show with mother and baby Humpbacks breaching the water. The mother was much larger than the 32 foot boat. The whales seemed to be showing off for the ...
Here are a few nice images of how the initial houses at Las Catalinas are coming along. Most of the houses are getting ready for final finishes. The installation of the hardscape for the public areas is about halfway done. We are in the home stretch!!
On Thursday evening we had a great party at Plaza Danta (Las Catalinas' main beachfront plaza) for some of our local friends. It was a near spur of the moment idea, but it took on a life of its own and we had over 125 people attend! Kudos to the whole Las Catalinas team, especially Alvaro Vargas ...
I suffer in winter. Here I sit in Atlanta gazing out at a drizzly 37 degrees Fahrenheit. But in Las Catalinas this time of year the weather every day is pretty much guaranteed to be perfect. Warm and sunny, low humidity, a nice breeze. Bob Davey calls it Ground Hog Day - after the movie where the ...
{This post was provided by a Las Catalinas resident who had the pleasure of meeting the famous Costa Rican mountain biker, who was in our community for a ride.}
Here is a great article on PVR at Barefoot Fitness. My favorite quote, "I would carve through dense jungle, past hanging orchids and a rushing creek and then pop around a corner and see the Pacific Ocean glistening below me. The only sounds were the slight breeze, birds calling and my own ...
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