Today we were honored to have 2012 La Ruta de los Conquistadores winner Paolo Montoya, visit Las Catalinas. La Ruta is one of the most famous and difficult mountain bike stage races in the world. It is held annually in Costa Rica and the route route follows the west to east route of the 16th ...
Lico Ramirez returned to Las Catalinas last week. Chasing four competitors ahead of him, Lico and some 200 other riders raced through the Las Catalinas trails as part of the the 248 mile long Guanaride!
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Who would have thought... our Director of Security, Armando Gutierrez, spearheaded the creation of this new heliport at Las Catalinas. Pretty cool. Except I am afraid of helicopters. I'm not going up in one of those things!
Arrivals into Liberia's Daniel Oduber airport (just a 40 minute drive from Las Catalinas) are up by an amazing 42% year to date. The list of direct flights into Liberia now includes Houston, Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, Newark, Toronto, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, New York JFK, El Salvador, and Panama. ...
(This is a guest post by Caralee Burton. Caralee is a very important person in Las Catalinas - teacher of popular boot camp classes on Paseo del Mar, mother of three adorable children and wife of our sales exec Tom Burton. Thanks Caralee!)
You see it here first! The new Liberia airport opens on Thursday. The people are gazing in wonder...
Early on Saturday morning when things were quiet I took a stroll around the beach town part of Las Catalinas with my home video camera. Here is the result. It is the rainy season, which means everything is lush and green, but nearly every morning is just like this one: sunny, calm, and astoundingly ...
Stand Up Paddle Yoga with instructor Dori Matthews and Pura Vida Ride is a favorite activity of many people that visit Las Catalinas. The fast growing sport combines SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard) with the ancient tradition of yoga. Yogis of all levels and ages return to shore after a class with Dori ...
Our latest house under construction, 24 Calle la Ronda, features what may be the best views yet in Las Catalinas. Not only is there a beautiful ocean view, but there is a wonderful foreground of architecture and Plaza Escondida as well. 24 Calle la Ronda has already been purchased, but neighboring ...
This is one in a series of "Lessons from..." documents I have written after visiting places that are of interest as precedents for Las Catalinas. Some of these towns I have visited before. I stayed in Pienza circa 2004 on a study trip with the Seaside Pienza Institute. Civita de Bagnoregio I ...
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 ...
Un buen artículo sobre Las Catalinas se acaba de publicar en los hogares de Atlanta y la revista Estilos de vida. Disfrute! Enlace a PDF
This is a big weekend at Las Catalinas, with Pura Vida Ride putting on their second annual stand up paddle challenge on Saturday, June 23. This year is is the Paddle Battle 2012, in support of the beloved nearby La Paz Community School. It is shaping up to be a really great event and a very ...
Martyn Hoffmann took his Go Pro camera and just left it on the railing of Casa Sirena one afternoon during the first week of April. This footage, played as it is here at accelerated speed, gives a nice glimpse of what life is like in Las Catalinas these days. I hope you'll enjoy it... (PS - Thanks, ...
Here is a nice video that Martyn Hoffmann made of an early morning paddle trip that he made with Jake Jacobs and myself yesterday morning. Nice. Even better was a full moon paddle last night. No wind, glassy ocean, 85 degree water, balmy air... that was truly magical. I can't believe it has taken ...
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