The Sunsets of Costa Rica: An Even Greater Phenomenon than Aurora Borealis
I’m not discrediting the Northern Lights. If you are like me, seeing the Aurora Borealis, a collisions between gaseous particles in the Earth’s atmosphere, is on your Bucket List.
However, I don’t believe the Northern Lights will have anything on the sunsets of Costa Rica.
There are 5 specific re…
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Wildlife Author Carrol L Henderson meets with Nick Halverson
Earlier this week, Las Villas de San Buenas CEO, Nick Halverson, met with Carrol L Henderson, to exchange
Nick Halverson (L) and Carrol L Henderson enjoyed meeting and discussing Costa Rica earlier this week.
their experience…
Donation to LILA Non-Profit Organization
Donation to LILA Non-profit
For the 5th year in a row, Las Villas de San Buenas donated a week of Casa Lapas to Lakes International Language Academy (LILA) foundation. Casa Lapas generated over $2,500 for the non-profit organization with 100% of the funds going directly to LILA.
(c) Nick Halverson
electric. NOTE: I used the photo editing app Snapseed to adjust the coloring.
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Our Beautiful New Rancho
We’ve been busy the last month here in Las Villas de San Buenas. We’ve added some new roads, fixed up some of the old ones, added a few more ocean view lots (more on that later) and built a beautiful new rancho.
First, a little background information. A rancho, or ranchito, is an outdoor structu…
Costa Rica is the Happiest Country in the World…again
Costa Rica is the Happiest Country in the World
Costa Rica has once again been judged to be the “Happiest Country in the World” by the Happy Planet Index. The rankings are based on the following three components, and each is given a traffic-light score
based on thresholds for good (green), middli…
Costa Rica Most Popular National Parks
Costa Rica Most Popular National Parks
There are currently 50 national parks in Costa Rica, spread across the country, on both coasts and are varying in type as in the number of national parks. Some have volcanoes, others mountain peaks, while many are located on the coasts housing amazing wildl…
Diquís spheres to be declared UNESCO World Heritage site
Diquís spheres to be declared UNESCO World Heritage site — The Tico Times.
Pre-Columbian spheres of Costa Rica
Finca 6 in Palmar Norte is one of the four archeological sites in the Osa municipality in Costa Rica’s south Pacific that will be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The de…
Costa Rica is Home to Top 5 Best Global Medical Care
These 5 Countries Provide The Best Health Care In The World | InternationalLiving.com.
Best Healthcare in the World
InternationalLiving.com’s annual Global Retirement Index reports that France, Uruguay and Malaysia provide the best and most affordable health care in the world.
The Health Care cat…
Double Rainbow Photographed from Casa Lapas
This beautiful double rainbow was photographed behind Casa Lapas. For more information about renting this home click here. After a rain, it is not unusual to see a rainbow from the home – but this was the first time we had seen a double rainbow so close. Pura vida!
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Mr Halverson Goes to San Jose to Visit the Costa Rica Congress
Last week my project manager, Hanz Cruz, and I spent an afternoon in San Jose where we
Las Villas de San Buenas Project Manager Hanz Cruz, and CEO Nick Halverson meet with Deputada Rosibel Ramos Madrigal at the Costa Rica Congress.[/ca…
“Pura Vida” Is The Mantra Of Costa Rica & Translates to “Pure Life”
Pura Vida
My daughter enjoying a walk down the stream in Las Villas de San Buenas enjoying the feeling of Pura Vida. If you would like more information about this beautiful and inspiring place in Costa Rica’s beautiful Osa region, please fill out the contact information to the right.
We look forw…
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