Junquillal Loves Animals! Anyone hoping to buy property in Costa Rica should pay special attention to the community surrounding their potential investment. We are proud to be part of the community of Playa Junquillal, where many members dedicate their lives to helping animals. There are many stray dogs and cats in Costa Rica. It’s a […]

In Grave Danger of Falling Food   The title is borrowed from a documentary film about Permaculture: a design approach to developing food production systems which have the stability, productivity and resilience of natural ecosystems.   In truth, my own relationship with permaculture has followed a decidedly non-linear course. In the late ‘70’s a good […]

Only a handful of places in the entire world are nesting sites for some of the planet’s most formidable travelers: sea turtles. With local awareness campaigns and protection organizations, Costa Rican coastal communities have helped rejuvenate the populations of these amazing animals that are a vital part of healthy ocean ecosystems. Just 35km from Tierra […]

Tierra Pacifica is not just another green retirement development near the beach. Many of our residents work remotely, run a local business, or get involved in local organizations to keep busy. Two such residents, Doug & Sheri Monge, just celebrated the first anniversary of their tourism business, Tierra Pacifica Vacations. Based out of the Plaza […]

Check out this video of Chelania Mydas from our friends at Sea Turtles Forever.

Junquillal beach on Costa Rica’s Pacific coastline is one of the country’s most important nesting beaches for leatherback turtles. But because the beach is not a protected area, illegal egg harvesting is a major problem. To reduce the number of poached leatherback nests, WWF is developing alternative income sources for the local community, such as […]