Location: San Vito, Costa Rica
Beautiful home on 13 hectares, 9675 sq. meters (34.50 acres) located in the small neighborhood of Linda Vista, just 6 miles from San Vito. Set in the southern highlands of Coto Brus, Costa Rica you can enjoy these incredible views.
With over 3500 sq ft under roof, the living area of the house is spacious and well-constructed, with large picture windows looking out to the magnificent views. The house is 40’x40’ with10’ covered patio on all 4 sides. Cabinets, ceilings and kitchen counters and bars are made of rare, precious hardwoods no longer available. Tile floors throughout make cleaning easy. The 10 ft covered patio surrounding the house on all four sides is part of the living space, connected to the main house by large sliding-glass doors. The all-electric kitchen is large, with plenty of counter space. All appliances are included (stove, refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, washer and dryer.) The washer is new. Furniture is negotiable.
Gardens – The 400 meter driveway winds from the access road through manicured parkland, planted with flowering gingers, a wide variety of exotic heliconias and other tropical plants. The house is surrounded by well-maintained gardens where a profusion of flowers bloom all year round. City water (AYA) used in house.
Pool – The in-ground pool is 15'x34', 5' deep (chlorine, solar heating panels, new timer and filter pump.) Below the pool, a 2200 sq ft screened-in green house, with raised box beds, provides fresh, organic vegetables. A small, covered vivero adjacent to the house provides quick access to all the herbs you need for gourmet cooking. Composting beds consume house and garden clippings and produce rich, organic soil for use in pots and the planting beds. Spring water system is used for the pool, yard and back-up, has double tanks, new submersible pump. The spring never goes dry and there is a 2nd spring not pumped.
Bodega – A 1000 sq ft bodega (garage/workshop) is equipped with small and large power tools, counters and storage shelves. A 1 bedroom apartment (kitchenette and bath, along with a bed) provide sleeping quarters for the caretaker who stays on-site whenever owners are absent. Small sheds provide storage for garden and farm equipment and a pump house.
Location – This property sits on the edge of a hill suspended at the edge of the Valle de Coto Brus. The Talamanca Mountains rise to over 7000 feet across the valley, and, directly to the east, Volcan Baru presides over all, reaching to over 10,000 feet. The valley between the mountains and the property is filled with the many small and large coffee farms and cattle ranches, interspersed with remnants of the original pre-montaine forest that covered the entire area 100 years ago.
Forest – Natural reforestation on the property began in the mid-1990s. Seven years ago extensive plantings of hardwoods began, and to date over 2000 trees have been added to the forest. As a result, the forest is changing and becoming more mature. The bird and mammal populations have increased, by species as well as numbers. On-going bird banding research project on the property is in its 12th year.
There is also a car available, with less than 80,000 miles, in excellent condition.
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