Costa Rica Real Estate Magazine

which offers all types of classes relat- ed to Permaculture, Natural Construc- tion methods, Animal husbandry, use of natural energy and use of medicinal plants. You can do a daily visit or stay there longer to volunteer and learn. There are many waterfall and other nature areas for you to enjoy. The capital city is Santiago de Puriscal, located at about an 1100-meter alti- tude and with approximately 40,000 inhabitants it offers all your amenities and conveniences if you live in the sur- rounding area. It is a beautiful place to live in with friendly people, healthy en-

vironment, perfect weather and great deals on properties, so if you are look- ing for an area to build a home or buy one already built and you want to be close to nature and be able to afford a good size tract of land then this is an ideal place for you to seriously take into consideration. There are two main ways to reach this area, one is taking Highway 27 from San José to Ciudad Colón and from there it is about 12 km to Santiago de Puriscal or you can come up from the Central Pacific town of Parrita for about 90 minutes and reach it that way.

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