Retreat Center
in Costa Rica for Sale!

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The center has operated for many years under the name of Cascada Verde, as an eco retreat, a permaculture hostel, a nature guesthouse, and a jungle lodge and healing retreat. It was featured and recommended in many travel guides (including Lonely Planet).
The garden is 100% organic, has been designed and maintained according to permaculture principles over the last 10 years. There are many fruit trees, including: mango, star fruit, water apple, anona (a sort of tropical cherimoya), papaya, bananas and many others. There are several varieties of edible wild greens planted throughout the garden. It's an edible garden! You will not find something like that anywhere else. That's what attracted me to this place in the first place.
Most of the structure of the building is made of an incredible purple heart wood that is nearly impossible to find today. It has been constructed by German engineers, but built with love in consideration of ecological impact.
The lot is 1.3 acres in size.
There are three buildings.

- The Retreat Lodge
- The communal house
- Casa Luna

The Retreat Lodge

The Retreat Lodge is 10,000 square feet in size. It's big! It has an open air style for the most parts and two stories.It is situated on a jungle hillside near a traditional farming village, with a big balcony and Yoga deck offering a view of the Marine Park and its pristine waters.

The building is constructed with local river stones, fallen and sustainable harvested hardwood, terra cotta, bamboo, and other natural materials; creating minimal impact on the environment.

It is a beautifully designed open air lodge on a hilltop with ocean view including:

- Indivitual rooms
- Hammock patio
- Restaurant style kitchen
- Bathrooms/ hot showers
- Dormitory space
- Hardwood yoga deck overlooking the ocean
- Separated and insulated office with air conditioning (best for computers)

Located directly in front of the house is a large pond to cool the living space as well as provide a great place to dip in the refreshing water.

At the first level there is the kitchen, with a beautiful wooden bar for evening entertainment.

A sunken dining area suitable for 25-30 people

There are 7 guest rooms housing 2, 3, or 4 beds each.

There is also a space to expand for six aditional rooms, each with their own bathrooms. It's about 95% done and we have all the plans to finish it. If you need more space for more guests in the future you could expand with even more rooms.

There is also a very big Yoga deck overlooking the ocean. This is a really cool part that everyone loves. It's also a great space that can be used for Meditation, Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Acrobatics, Gymnastics and more.

The communal house

We also have a more rustic 2 story traditional jungle style house (9 x 10 m) with large and small rooms as well as a dormitory. It features a big communal space and large communal kitchen and workshop. 12 guests can be lodged in 3 rooms and 2 dormitories.

Casa Luna

The third building is a wooden structure (7 x 10 m) that could be used for a variety of purposes (living space, additional classrooms, artist and therapeutic studios, etc.).We had plans to build a gym and another exercise space in there! It's a beautiful location, next to a natural stream.

Of course there is electricity (110/220V), public and spring water, flushing toilets connected to a biogas digestor, a modern kitchen, intelligent lighting throughout the place, 2 phone lines and high speed Internet access.

The accommodations on the second floor are basic, mostly separated by beautiful hard wood walls, orthopaedic mattresses and furnished with custom designed sheets and bedding. all rooms and the intire building is build with a building practices that use both biologically-compatible and ecologically-sound products and processes that go beyond green.

Gardens

The edible gardens feature a variety of healthy foods, bromeliads, orchids and other decorative edible flowers and water plants.

- 3 kinds of mango
- water apple
- coconut
- tropical chestnuts
- pineapple
- different kinds of bananas
- breadfruit
- cherimoya-like fruit
- star fruit
- star apple
- guava
- lime
- cashew
- 3 kinds of passion fruit
- papaya
- grapefruit
- vanilla
- pepper

There is also a large variety of edible leaves as well as culinary and medicinal herbs. Some of which are ginger, turmeric, cilantro, noni, tea tree, and basil.

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MORE DETAILS:

- the intire building is build with ecologically-sound products and processes that go beyond green.

- all the gardens are 100% organic

- It's a very quiet location (no close neighbors)

- Easy access by foot or car at all season (no 4x4 needed)

- Only 1.2 kilometers from coastal highway

- Private spring and public water

- Electricity on site: 110V/220V

- Big parking space

IN ADDITION:

We can put you in touch with the best local resources. A full time maid can be had for less than $300 per month.

MONTHLY COST OF SERVICES:

Electricity: $35-50 US (depends on use)
Telephone: $20-50 US (depends on use)
Internet: $15 US
City water (as a back up): $5-10 US

In a rapidly growing area where values are skyrocketing, this is a VERY GOOD BUY and business opportunity.

Owner financing available at 6% a year.
Please ask for the price and our very flexible payment options.

Contact us to get more information.