Villa Picaflora: Tropical Balinese Villas
Atenas, Costa Rica
All Picaflora villas feature high-quality anti-seismic construction using sustainably-harvested native hardwoods, and are sited to provide privacy and breathtaking views.
Villa designs can be modified to suit individual buyer needs.
Villa Begonia (1 Pavilion)
- Living/dining area, kitchen, two bedrooms, 2.5 baths.
- Large terrace with infinity pool overlooking the canopy and the forested canyon.
- Fabulous views of mountains and valleys to the southeast.
- 1,000 m2 (1/4 +/- acres) including forested slope and canyon.
- Monkeys, sloths, toucans, mot-mots, oropendulas and trogons are frequent visitors.
Villa Picaflora's Atenas location puts it in the heart of Costa Rica, just 45 minutes fron San José's Juan Santamaria International Airport and an hour from the beaches of the Central Pacific.
Located on Costa Rica's historic Highway 3 - the original coffee export route linking San José and the Central Valley to the Pacific port of Puntarenas, Atenas is only a short drive to many of Costa Rica's main attractions:
• San José - 1 hr
• Escazú - 1 hr
• Jacó - 1 hr
• Póas Volcano - 2 hrs
• Manuel Antonio - 2 hrs
• Arenal Volcano - 3 hrs
• Monteverde - 3 hrs
• Tamarindo - 4 hrs
• Malpais - 4 hrs
• Puerto Viejo - 4 hrs
• Dominical - 4 hrs
Beauty ... Tranquility ... Abundant nature ... Friendly people
Where but Costa Rica offers the serenity of a peaceful, stable country devoted to environmental preservation, where ¡pura vida! ("pure life") can be a national motto? Thousands of North Americans and Europeans have chosen Costa Rica for second homes or for a year-around ex-pat life in a tropical paradise. Join them!
Costa Rica: A safe and easy-going way of life
Costaricans, Ticos as they like to be called, have built a peaceful, peace-loving and neutral country with a century of democratic traditions. Costa Rica's social programs (health and education) are among the best in the world and they are available free to all its citizens. Foreign residents can, for a yearly fee, have access to the equivalent of the Canadian Medicare system.
Foreign investors are welcome in Costa Rica and are given equal constitutional rights. Costa Rica is one of the very few countries in the world where foreigners can buy large tracts of land and obtain recognized, registered and full titles, with private title insurance available from North American title insurers. Capital can move freely while income and property tax rates are fairly low by North American standards.
Last but not least, Costa Rica's most valuable natural resource is its people. They shape and protect the natural paradise they inherited and it is their genuine friendliness that makes Costa Rica such an attractive destination.
For all of these reasons, Costa Rica is often mentioned as one of the most stable countries in the world, offering one of the best investment environments (Forbes), and described as a paradise for retirees (International Living). Thousands of Canadians, Americans, Europeans and Latino-Americans have chosen Costa Rica as a tourism destination and a favorite place for retirement.