We've taken the plunge and decided to buy some land in Atenas, Costa Rica. Over then next 12-18 months we'll build a house on the property. The land is on a mountain top that has been leveled off. In the photo it is the plot to the left, higher than its neighbor (which also got sold this week).Our plan is to build a one-story ranch type hows with an informal great room, a large patio (partially covered) and a master bedroom. The plateau is very high up -- to the east you can see the Irazu volcano (thankfully extinct at this point). To the west (which the great room will face) you can see the Pacific Ocean (about 30 miles away). In fact, views are basically 360 degrees around.
We picked Atenas area for a couple of reasons. First, the weather is perfect. It's low 80s every day; low 60s every night -- all year round. The rainy season does see afternoon thunderstorms but we can deal with that. Atenas itself is a small town of 20,000 or so including all the surrounding area. It has a few nice restaurants and a local farmer's market on Fridays. It lacks some of the high end stuff we tend to enjoy (good wine, for example) but Escazu is about 30 minutes away -- and that place is almost like home. Lots of malls, good places to eat, and even an jazz club.
We aren't planning on moving here full time -- but we do hope to spend much of each winter down here. Of course, Paul will travel back to DC for work as needed. And we probably will also come and escape the DC summer heat a bit too ....
Anyway, here is a video of our lot that shows the whole land. It's taken from the southern end (the right hand end in the picture above). Total area is about 7500 square meters.
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