At the town’s founding, 80% of the land in Las Catalinas was set aside in perpetuity for the rejuvenation of a tropical dry forest reserve. In this way, Las Catalinas could grow in harmony with the environment, and maintain a constant connection to the natural beauty of Guanacaste.
Casa Ventanas has recently joined the Las Catalinas Collection as a Bon Vivant lodging option, and can now be booked starting in February of 2020. Designed by Ricardo Arosemena, this home was envisioned to capture the views of the Punta Penca hillside and emphasize indoor-outdoor living throughout ...
The Cartagena Flats have finished construction and are now in the last stages of adding furnishings, detail work, other final touches to these one and two bedroom beach flats.
5 Calle La Ronda is now officially available to rent through the Las Catalinas Collection as part of the Baranda Vacation Homes. Designed by Garrison Foundry Architects, this vacation rental is located near the arched entry to Calle La Ronda, and serves as a welcome to the neighborhood and the ...
Costa Rica hosted PreCOP25, a preparation meeting before the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change. This year, a global meeting of stakeholders seeking to combat climate change will take place in Santiago, Chile, and PreCOP25 served as a gathering to workshop ideas, meet, and prepare before ...
One of the primary goals when building the walkable town of Las Catalinas was to create a place where children could experience freedom.
Family vacations are an opportunity to connect, to share new experiences, settle into a different way of life for a while, and spend time face to face with one another.
World Car-Free Day is an international holiday that has risen to prominence in recent years, one which encourages people to give up their cars for the day. Some places like London even choose to observe this holiday on an official level, closing down city-centers and hosting festivals in the ...
The influences of location on the design and architecture of a home are a large part of what gives each of the world’s regions their own unique look and feel. Climate, weather conditions, topography, neighborhood, and individual owner preferences can all influence the identity of a home.
In the early years of Las Catalinas, there were countless decisions to be made regarding the way town would be built. The new town would use new strategies of urban development and construction, strategies that would draw from existing knowledge of building in Costa Rica but introduce some other ...
Las Catalinas is a beach town designed in a tropical traditional style, an architectural method that produces a cohesive, classic look that also allows for each home to respond to the topography and its position in town, and also adapt to the needs and vision of the homeowners.
When designing homes in Costa Rica, architects not only consider protection from strong tropical rains, but also the effect that these aguaceros will have on the spaces of the home and the people inside. In this piece we take a look at the way that architecture in Las Catalinas factors in these ...
The Unique Homes Magazine wrote about our announced of the Plaza Central in Las Catalinas and other exciting updates for the forthcoming season.
This past week we have had the pleasure of hosting a visit by the Notre Dame School of Architecture here in Las Catalinas. Sixteen fifth year architecture students, along with professors Douglas Duany and Samir Younes. These students will be working on Las Catalinas projects for the entire coming ...
(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 ...
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