Las Catalinas Guanacaste.
Las Catalinas is an enchanting new beach town located on the Guanacaste Coast of Costa Rica. Its purpose is to create a way of life that is healthy, sustainable, fulfilling, and fun. It’s a place where connecting with other people, and with nature, is easy. We think it is one of the most important and beautiful new towns in the world.
The project.
Las Catalinas is a beautiful place composed of houses, shops, restaurants, small hotels and inns, pedestrian streets, plazas, parks, and recreational facilities. All elements are arranged to produce a series of wonderful, walkable public spaces interwoven with the natural environment. The architecture is adapted for outdoor living. Motorized vehicles are refreshingly absent. The comings and goings of residents and visitors enrich the scene. Every street leads to an overlook of the picturesque landscape. Each home frames incredible views.
One side of Las Catalinas is embraced by over 1,000 acres of tropical dry forest, with spectacular hills and valleys that afford extensive hiking and biking. On the other side is the Pacific Ocean, where two of the finest beaches in Costa Rica offer swimming, stand-up paddle-boarding, kayaking, boogie-boarding, and snorkeling.
Discover "the good life".
Las Catalinas started with a vision—a new vision of the “the good life.” This life is one of ecological responsibility and sustainability, of social cohesion and personal connection. Las Catalinas was created to promote a healthy way of living, in which we nurture our physical selves and are physically active, and in which we celebrate and revel in the beauty of nature. As it turns out, this way of living is intimately dependent on the design and function of where we live. Las Catalinas was conceived and constructed to realize this idea.