The Journal
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Nosara and the Nicoya Blue Zone: where people live longest
Nosara sits inside the Nicoya Blue Zone, one of five places on earth where living past ninety in good health is ordinary. Here's what that means for the estate.
Rambutan: the jewel of the Nosara orchard
A spiny red fruit from the far side of the world has found a second home on the banks of the Nosara River, and it reveals a good deal about the land it grows on.
The West-Facing Bedroom at The Sanctuary Estate
A west-facing bedroom built around a hand-carved Indian bed and a custom antique-style door, with glass doors that open to the gardens, hills, and mountains beyond.
The Tea Garden
A shaded corner of the estate built around an antique Indian cast-iron table, ringed by Ti plants beneath a Royal Poinciana, with a carved Sri Lankan sandstone step at its entrance.
Sunsets from the Veranda at The Sanctuary Estate
Evenings on the veranda bring color over the valley, birds migrating inland at dusk, and Amazonian parrots feeding in the nearby cassia trees.
The Entrance and Driveway at The Sanctuary Estate
The estate's main gate pairs British colonial cast iron with hand-carved Rajasthani stone, then opens onto a 900-foot driveway lined with more than fifty Royal Poinciana trees.