In less than an hour our good friend Leonardo Chacon will be representing Costa Rica in his Olympic Triathlon race. Over the last few weeks it has been an honor and great pleasure to have Leo and two fellow triathlon Olympians from Hungary do their final training and preparation at Las Catalinas. ...
The Unique Homes Magazine wrote about our announced of the Plaza Central in Las Catalinas and other exciting updates for the forthcoming season.
(This newsletter was sent out to our mailing list today) Dear Friend of Las Catalinas, In June of 2006 I wrote "A Vision of Las Catalinas in 2016" (note: click that link and read it). At that time I had explored Las Catalinas (the land) pretty thoroughly and was hoping to lead a group of investors ...
(This message went out to our mailing list today.) Las Catalinas is all about connecting with beauty, nature, and the people around you. As we grow, the experience of being in Las Catalinas keeps getting more compelling. There are more things to do, more places to go, more people to meet, and more ...
(This post was sent as an newsletter to the Las Catalinas mailing list today.)
I'm happy to say that another big milestone for Las Catalinas is approaching, the opening of our town's first hotel! Casa Chameleon at Las Catalinas announced yesterday that they will be opening in February, in time for our Las Catalinas Triathlon weekend of February 11 and 12.
(Note: This was sent as a newsletter to our Las Catalinas mailing list on Nov. 28 and I forgot to post in here until now...) Dear Friend of Las Catalinas, Happy Thanksgiving weekend to our friends in the USA, and best wishes to our friends in Costa Rica and elsewhere. Thanksgiving is a time for ...
We have been hard at work planning our next phase, Beach Town North. This area is located on the beach just to the north of Plaza Danta. Along the beach will be an area of additional restaurants, shops, and fun. Here the buildings will be simple, beachy, single-story affairs. Inland from there in ...
I had a remarkable stay at the Podere Spedalone last week. This is an "agritourismo", farm stay B&B place near Pienza, in Tuscany. It is a modestly priced place with a capacity of about 30 people. The building is old, and cool, but not fancy. It may have originally been a barn or some other ...
When people arrive at Las Catalinas for the first time the frequently tell me "Wow! This is so much nicer/more beautiful/better/more amazing than it looked on the website!" I prefer to take that as a compliment for the town, not an insult to the website... Anyway, I am certain that this batch of ...
The rainy season ended on Monday. It rained for several hours that day, ending around 4:30 pm Costa Rica time (which is 6:30 Las Catalinas Time, but I'm not getting into that). Tuesday was sort of a transition day, Wednesday the easterly Papagayo Wind began to blow gently, and by Thursday it was ...
Computer model morphing into construction, Flats on Plaza Carlota.
My new favorite place and time is: these rocking chairs outside of Pura Vida Ride between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Pura Vida opens at 7:00 with their most excellent coffees - my case mocha. These chairs are the natural place to gather before or after a ride, run, hike, swim, boat, snorkel, or ...
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 ...
Las Catalinas is now connected to the internet via fiber-optic cable. CoopeGuanacaste, a local electricity and telecom provider, recently installed fiber-optic cabling into Las Catalinas, and this fiber is now the primary backbone of our internet service. We continue to maintain connections with ...
Recently, Las Catalinas has hosted several journalists on property. Each writer has their own assigment or their own experience.
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