Mariposa
Fluttering like a butterfly just above and hugging the lush coastal terrain, Mariposa engages its inhabitant with an unspoiled union to the earth, ocean and a luxurious modern-eco lifestyle. Mariposa's main public space includes interior an garden, living – dining room, and kitchen. The exterior entertaining area is subtly separated from the private areas as a result of an enveloping exterior garden bridged by a glass circulation spine. Whether entering directly to the master bedroom from the corridor or descending stairs to the family room and guest suites below, the intimate spaces of Mariposa maintain ultimate privacy while expanding ones experience through a panorama of picturesque nature, vivid sunsets and deluxe amenities.

Model Home Construction
Below are recent photos taken of the construction progress on the first Breeze, Mist, Lush, Luna, Tierra and Mariposa homes in our eco-villages.

We are nearing completion with the Breeze, Mist and Lush model homes. Below are some photos showing recent progress with anticipated completion of these first three at the end of the second quarter of this year. We are also in construction on three additional model homes; the Luna, Tierra and Mariposa.

Breeze

Mist

Lush

Luna

Tierra

Mariposa

The World's Cleanest Countries - Costa Rica Ranked #5 in the World and #1 in the Americas
Costa Rica Realtor Daveed Hollander
Written for Scott Oliver, the author of How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa and Costa Rica's Guide To Making Money Offshore and the founder of http://www.WeLoveCostaRica.com where you will find over 1,700 free articles and videos about living in Costa Rica.

In a Forbes Magazine article dated 15th April 2009 entitled 'The World's Cleanest Countries,' Andy Stone writes how Costa Rica scores 90.5 which places the small Central American country in the No. 5 position overall and the No. 1 position in the Americas.

The Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network and Yale University's Center for Environmental Law and Policy developed the 'Environmental Performance Index' (EPI) index to highlight the cleanest countries, and give laggards the opportunity to benchmark efforts to improve their own environments and the health of their citizens.

"A few developing nations break into the top 10 of the rankings. Costa Rica has a per-capita gross domestic product of $11,600, but ranks fifth overall as it protects its forests and rich biodiversity, both lures for eco-tourists."

"Costa Rica's economy relies on a robust ecotourism industry, and the care it takes for its environment shows. The Central American country ranks fifth in the global Environmental Index, a rating that should only improve as it strives to become carbon-neutral by 2021.

Costa Rica has avoided the deforestation that ravages some Latin American countries: the country earns a score of 97 or better in the categories of forestry, air pollution and climate change."

That's the good news however there are some negative comments as they conclude by saying: "But the country isn't as kind to its offshore environment, scoring abysmally in the marine protected areas category."

There are certainly many areas in Costa Rica that could not be described as the "cleanest" in the world but there are also many areas that are practically untouched.