3/16/2008 3:04 PM
ChelC wrote:
This looks positively amazing! Just a few questions; Is this a more or less vacation property? I would be looking for a year round home in Costa Rica, and this seems to fit my standards. How far away is the community from towns, and how is the community generally accessed (car/bus etc.)? Thanks a bunch, Chelsey Reply to this
3/19/2008 12:55 PMErica wrote:
Hi Chelsey- Most of our buyers fall into the category of planning on being here a few months out of the year...though several want to be here full time once the community is established and there are more people around. We are 2 miles away from the nearest 'town' of La Florida...a school, a soccer field, a few pulperias, and a bar/restaurant. The nearest big 'cities' are Rio Claro, Palmar and Golfito (all within about 30 minutes drive) where you can find multiple grocery stores, restaurants, clinics and pharmacies, etc. FBV is 2 miles off the Interamerican Highway and there is a bus stop in La Florida (it's a hike uphill from there). Most people around here travel via car, bike, motorcycle, horse or foot!
Within FBV, transportation is either via the Sky Trail or ground trail networks.
Let me know if you have anymore Q's. Erica Reply to this
6/25/2008 9:22 AM
Jerry wrote:
A few further questions that weren't answered in the FAQ section:
How often do tropical storms occur? How are the houses protected from termites and other bugs alike? Lastly, how long does the whole treehouse-building process take? Reply to this
Per your questions: Generally, the only type of tropical storms we have here at FBV involved tropical depressions off the coast... We don't have any type of hurricanes as we are perched along the Pacific Coast, not the very volatile Caribbean/Atlantic. There is a 12k foot moutain range between us and the Caribbean. As such, we sometimes have very heavy rains for a couple days in a row from the tropical depressions off the coast, but not the high winds normally associated with other storms.
Per the tree house construction, we use sustainably harvested, pressure treated pine for a lot of our framing, as well as native tropical hardwoods (also sustainably harvested, usually from the forest floor) that are impervious to insects. We use screens over windows/doors, but in general don't have many problems with stinging insects (mosquitoes and the likes) as we are located in a very cool and fresh climate (600-1500 feet above sea level) that gets into the mid-60's F every night(80's during the day), with almost no standing water (our 4 miles of rivers fall through rapids and waterfalls over the above-mentioned 900 feet of elevation gain).
The time it takes to build a tree house largely depends on the design, size, location, etc. of the structure. It is tough to put any sort of timeline on it without having a specific design/location. However, for example, our personal tree house and model home for FBV (seen in the most recent photo albums) took about two months to build (without working on it non-stop start to finish- propably could have been completed in one month straight through)...
3/13/2009 11:01 AM3freester wrote:
This looks positively amazing! Just a few questions; Is this a more or less vacation property? I would be looking for a year round home in Costa Rica, and this seems to fit my standards. How far away is the community from towns, and how is the community generally accessed (car/bus etc.)? Thanks a bunch,
The majority of our owners are intending to be at the finca on a vacation and/or part-time basis starting out. Because this is a new and unique concept, many are in the 'wait and see' mode to see how income, jobs, educating their families, and other logistics will work out. Because of our location and relative ease to and from the PanAmerican Highway and two regional airports, the majority of people intending to be on-site part-time will likely place their treehouses into our overnight rental pool. We have a handful of folks that intend to live at the finca full-time once the infrastructure is complete and there are others living on site as well.
We are a mile-and-a-half off the PanAmerican Highway. Local families walk up and down the hill that accesses the finca... or you can drive up. There is a bus stop in La Florida, the closest town to the finca, which is a mile-and-a-half away. It's a relatively easy place to get to and from. Larger towns are located about 20 to 30 minutes away, Rio Claro or Palmar. Both have a variety of grocery stores, pharmacies, clinics, restaurants and services.
If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me at erica@fincabellavista.net!
This looks positively amazing! Just a few questions;
Is this a more or less vacation property? I would be looking for a year round home in Costa Rica, and this seems to fit my standards. How far away is the community from towns, and how is the community generally accessed (car/bus etc.)?
Thanks a bunch,
Chelsey
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Hi Chelsey-
Most of our buyers fall into the category of planning on being here a few months out of the year...though several want to be here full time once the community is established and there are more people around. We are 2 miles away from the nearest 'town' of La Florida...a school, a soccer field, a few pulperias, and a bar/restaurant. The nearest big 'cities' are Rio Claro, Palmar and Golfito (all within about 30 minutes drive) where you can find multiple grocery stores, restaurants, clinics and pharmacies, etc.
FBV is 2 miles off the Interamerican Highway and there is a bus stop in La Florida (it's a hike uphill from there). Most people around here travel via car, bike, motorcycle, horse or foot!
Within FBV, transportation is either via the Sky Trail or ground trail networks.
Let me know if you have anymore Q's.
Erica
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A few further questions that weren't answered in the FAQ section:
How often do tropical storms occur? How are the houses protected from termites and other bugs alike? Lastly, how long does the whole treehouse-building process take?
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Greetings, Jerry!
Per your questions: Generally, the only type of tropical storms we have here at FBV involved tropical depressions off the coast... We don't have any type of hurricanes as we are perched along the Pacific Coast, not the very volatile Caribbean/Atlantic. There is a 12k foot moutain range between us and the Caribbean. As such, we sometimes have very heavy rains for a couple days in a row from the tropical depressions off the coast, but not the high winds normally associated with other storms.
Per the tree house construction, we use sustainably harvested, pressure treated pine for a lot of our framing, as well as native tropical hardwoods (also sustainably harvested, usually from the forest floor) that are impervious to insects. We use screens over windows/doors, but in general don't have many problems with stinging insects (mosquitoes and the likes) as we are located in a very cool and fresh climate (600-1500 feet above sea level) that gets into the mid-60's F every night(80's during the day), with almost no standing water (our 4 miles of rivers fall through rapids and waterfalls over the above-mentioned 900 feet of elevation gain).
The time it takes to build a tree house largely depends on the design, size, location, etc. of the structure. It is tough to put any sort of timeline on it without having a specific design/location. However, for example, our personal tree house and model home for FBV (seen in the most recent photo albums) took about two months to build (without working on it non-stop start to finish- propably could have been completed in one month straight through)...
Thanks for the questions!
Pura vida~
Mateo
Co-Founder
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Bellavista was recently mentioned in http://central-america-forum.com/forum-topic/ecological-developments-in-costa-rica-panama-nicaragua-central-america - it would be interesting to see your contributions in that discussion group.
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This looks positively amazing! Just a few questions;
Is this a more or less vacation property? I would be looking for a year round home in Costa Rica, and this seems to fit my standards. How far away is the community from towns, and how is the community generally accessed (car/bus etc.)?
Thanks a bunch,
3freester
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Hi there-
The majority of our owners are intending to be at the finca on a vacation and/or part-time basis starting out. Because this is a new and unique concept, many are in the 'wait and see' mode to see how income, jobs, educating their families, and other logistics will work out. Because of our location and relative ease to and from the PanAmerican Highway and two regional airports, the majority of people intending to be on-site part-time will likely place their treehouses into our overnight rental pool. We have a handful of folks that intend to live at the finca full-time once the infrastructure is complete and there are others living on site as well.
We are a mile-and-a-half off the PanAmerican Highway. Local families walk up and down the hill that accesses the finca... or you can drive up. There is a bus stop in La Florida, the closest town to the finca, which is a mile-and-a-half away. It's a relatively easy place to get to and from. Larger towns are located about 20 to 30 minutes away, Rio Claro or Palmar. Both have a variety of grocery stores, pharmacies, clinics, restaurants and services.
If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me at erica@fincabellavista.net!
Take care-
Erica
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