The Journal
Field notes from a regenerated estate on the Nosara River — the land and its wildlife, the craft of the house, and the life of the town around it.
Living in a Blue Zone: the everyday rhythm of a long life
What does daily life in the Nicoya Blue Zone actually look like? The food, the movement, the purpose, and the pace that help people here live past ninety.
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Is Nosara a good real estate investment?
Nosara is among the fastest-appreciating markets in Guanacaste, driven by wellness tourism, remote work, and limited land. Here's the case, and the caveats.
The orchard: a food forest of a hundred fruits in Nosara
Rambutan, cacao, coffee, soursop, star fruit and more — inside the estate's regenerated orchard, a working food forest of over a hundred fruit varieties.
The real cost of owning property in Costa Rica
Costa Rica's annual property tax is just 0.25%, though a luxury-home tax and corporation fees can apply. Here's the true yearly cost of owning property.
The flowering gardens of the Sanctuary Estate
Bougainvillea, plumeria, heliconia, and the flame of a coral tree — a walk through the tropical flowers that colour the estate's regenerated gardens in Nosara.
Does buying property in Costa Rica get you residency?
A qualifying real-estate investment is one of the main routes to Costa Rican residency. Here's how the investor path works, and the income-based alternatives.
How to get to Nosara, Costa Rica
Fly into Liberia (LIR), then a scenic ~2.5-hour drive or a 30-minute domestic flight to the Nosara airstrip. Here's how to reach Nosara, and the estate.