by Nick Halverson | Aug 7, 2015 | Birding, Costa Rica Pictures, Costa Rica tourism, Costa Rica Travel, Las Villas de San Buenas
The photograph below was taken by Nick Halverson in May 2015 from the backyard of Casa Lapa using a Nikon D5000 with a Nikkor 18-140 mm lens. It is of a scarlet macaw (or a lapa as they are known in Costa Rica). There were four lapas eating the ripening almonds...
by Nick Halverson | Aug 7, 2015 | Conservation, Costa Rica development, Costa Rica real estate, Environment, Las Villas de San Buenas
Las Villas de San Buenas to Plant 2,000 Trees Las Villas de San Buenas recently purchased 2,000 trees from a non-profit division of ICE (electricity provider) called Sembrada Agua. This project connects high schools and local communities to organizations looking to...
by Nick Halverson | Jan 23, 2015 | Costa Rica, Costa Rica development, Costa Rica real estate, Costa Rica tourism, Costa Rica Travel, Las Villas de San Buenas
We made a terrific choice! The Madrigal family from San Jose, Costa Rica, recently spent a week in Las Villas de San Buenas. After their stay they wrote the following review of their stay. ———— We decided to go south Costa Rica for our year end...
by Nick Halverson | Jul 12, 2014 | Costa Rica, Costa Rica Travel, Las Villas de San Buenas, News
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...
by Nick Halverson | Jul 3, 2014 | Costa Rica Business, Costa Rica development, Costa Rica real estate, Las Villas de San Buenas
Costa Rica Information /Newsletter June 2014 We’ve been very busy here in the Osa region of Costa Rica the past couple of months. Growth continues to take place in the area from Uvita to Palmar Norte – come visit and find...
