From the Restoring Our Watershed blog Guanacaste, Costa Rica, is known for its starkly contrasting seasons, alternating between six months of hot, dry weather and six months of consistent rain and humidity. This year, the first rains of the season were light sprinkles in early April. As we begin May, dark clouds are prevalent and late afternoon …

At Tierra Pacifica, sustainable development means fostering habitat for all the amazing wildlife found here in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Properly managing our Green Space, with the help of Forest and Ecology experts, has turned the grounds of Tierra Pacifica into a better-than-Discovery-channel, nature-lover’s dream. In our first Homeowner’s Association Newsletter, residents shared rare bird and …

  How many developments in Costa Rica can claim a working, organic farm as one of their sustainable amenities? Well we can. Earlier this year, the Plaza Tierra Pacifica Welcome Center teamed up with Mi Tierra Organic Farm to create a marketplace for the chemical-free produce growing in our own backyard. This is an exciting …

Being part of the big picture is the mindset for Tierra Pacifica developers and homeowners. Those who value building and living in harmony with the natural wonders around us, have unique opportunities to experience what local organizations are doing to protect and restore the area. Two homeowners, Eric and Martha Von Ammon, were recently invited …

… A view I captured this morning right out the office. Everything is so lush and green around here!