Location: Atenas, Costa Rica
Bargain! Price reduced from $380,000 to $330,000!
This extraordinary property is adjacent to a preserved forest, with a pure water stream running along its entire length. Located in the central region of Atenas, which National Geographic considers to have the best climate in the world, it is just 10 minutes by car from the town center, 35 minutes from the airport, 50 minutes from the capital San José, and 50 minutes from the beaches of the Pacific coast.
The flat area includes:
- Main House
Built with soil and bamboo, this two-story structure features:
- Ground Floor: Two large terraces, an open-concept living-dining-kitchen area, a bathroom, a laundry room with a solar water
heating system on the roof, and a bedroom with a mezzanine.
- First Floor: A bedroom and an office (potentially another bedroom) with access to a balcony.
- Middle Section: A long workshop with an iron and wood structure on one side, and a parking lot on the other.
- End Section: An organic vegetable garden with a covered structure of about 100 square meters and an additional habitable
structure made of iron, wood, and stone. This structure includes a raised bedroom, an open living room-kitchen, and a bathroom
with a natural, open design.
Below the main house, there is a guest house with a large balcony terrace.
Landscaped paths meander through the extensive garden, showcasing Inca-style terraced crops and a rich diversity of plant life. The property is designed as an agro-ecological haven, modeled on permaculture principles adapted to the tropics. It features an organic vegetable garden, medicinal plants, and an edible forest with various fruit trees (including coffee, cocoa, jackfruit, soursop, coconut, mango, banana, and plantains), roots (ginger, turmeric, galangal), and wild plants. The property also hosts pollinators like Melipon bees, numerous birds (such as hummingbirds, toucans, and motmots), butterflies, and regular visits from white-faced monkeys.
An irrigation system with a 36,000-cubic-meter water tank and a mechanical ram pump ensures water independence from electricity. The tap and shower water is sourced from one of two wells on the 60-hectare estate, a significant advantage given the heavily chlorinated tap water in Costa Rica.
High-speed wireless internet with four routers covers each space, keeping you connected to the rest of the world.
