GolfoDulceGardenofEden
77Hectares::$1,450,000
Thispropertyhas134acresintotal,77ofthosetitledofwhich90%isabove20metersinelevationandthereforefallswithintheimminentdomainboundariesofAguasBuenasNationalPark.Theremaining57acresarebeachfrontonthespectacularGolfoDulceandzonedunderMaritimeLaw.
Owned and operated for forty years by the founding couple, the botanicalgardenthattheyhavefashionedisamoney-maker,andtouristsareboatedinfromGolfo Dulce lodges and on tours originating in both nearbyGolfito andPuertoJimenezacrosstheGulf.
This stunning property is boat access only and is three quarters toweringprimaryforest.AlongsidethenearbyOsaPeninsula,thisareaistherepositoryof2.5%oftheentireplanet’sbiodiversity.
Thisisnatureonsteroids.TheGulfoutfrontwasnamedbyJacquesCousteauoneoffour“tropicalfjords”intheworldandisthetenthdeepestgulf.Ithostsschools of whale shark and wintering grounds of both the North and SouthPacificpopulationsofhumpbackwhale.
Thebotanicalgardensincludefeng-shuimastergardenswithpebbledpathsconnectingthemthatfeaturedifferentspeciesofcommongenuses,includinghaliconias(>50),ginger(>30)orchids(>100)palms(>30)bromeliads(>30)andallkindsofnativeandexoticfruittrees,plusallthenativehardwoodsthatcomprisethevasttractofuntouchedprimaryrainforest.
Thepropertyboastsaninventoryofover150loggedbirdspeciesaswellasthefullgamutofmammals:bats,opossoms,kinkajous,coatimundi,fourspeciesofmonkey,anteaters,fourspeciesofcats,deerandpeccary.Plusthereareplentyof reptiles andmore insects than you can shake a stick at. The home is aconcretetwobedroomonebathbasic1400squarefootno-frillsoff-gridhome,solar-poweredwithgravitywaterfromanonsitestream.
Thereisalsoacabin,avisitor-receivingarea,andpublicshowerbathroom.Itisan active commercial operation that has a clientele including lodges, touroperators,andcruiseships.Here’sthekicker.Abouthalfthetotalareaoftheproperty is above 20 meters in elevation, and that is important to the newownershipbecauseofthefollowing:
Anythingabove20metersinelevationisthelegallystipulatedextentofPiedrasBlancasNationalPark.Thispropertyisbydecreenationalparklandbyimminentdomain, but theRepublic of CostaRica has not yet paid for it. Presently thevalueofimminentdomainparklandisaround$1500peracre,sotheownersofthis land can expect at 2018 pricing structure a $100,000windfall from thistransaction.
Butirrespectiveofanyfinancialremuneration,thismakesthemainneighborofthepropertyaprotectedNationalPark.
Thisisaoneofakindpropertywithauniquebackstorythatisdestinedforavery special ownership.Write or call us today to schedule a showing to seewhetherthisisafitwithyourownaspirations.
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