The residence veranda above the gardens at sunset, Nosara, Costa Rica
For sale · Nosara, Costa Rica

A private estate,
made by hand.

Sixteen acres on the Nosara River, ten minutes from Playa Guiones.
Twelve years in the making

Everything here was chosen, carried, planted or carved by someone who intended to stay.

A regenerated landscape of nine thousand trees and plants. A two-bedroom house of hand-carved Indian craft, set on the hill above it. Two sources of water, a river along the southern edge, and land made ready to build upon. Close to everything, and wholly apart.

16.3
Acres on the river
9,000+
Trees and plants
2
Water sources · permitted
Fibre optic & Starlink
2
Bedroom residence
Solar & on-grid
Chapter I Land

The land, a living museum.

In 2013 this was abandoned pasture. Twelve rainy seasons later the canopy has closed over the paths: over a hundred fruit trees across fifty varieties, palms from four continents, flowering hardwoods, and a river along the southern boundary. The howler monkeys came back on their own. Every tree is numbered and recorded.

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The estate canopy in morning mist
The canopy, at first light
Chapter II House

The residence, made by hand.

A two-bedroom home at the centre of the estate, a year and a half young. Doors carved by hand in India. Pink sandstone pillars on the veranda, warm to the touch by afternoon. Stone windows a century old. Furniture made for these rooms and nowhere else. A pool level with the treetops.

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Hand-carved antique bedroom doors from India
The bedroom doors
Chapter III Build

The opportunity, ready to build.

A secured water letter, a rarity in Nosara that can take years to obtain. Prepared building sites with mountain and valley views, one with a sunset view of the ocean. Gravel roads, two gated entrances, staff accommodation and storage already in place. A private estate, a family compound, or a retreat: the foundation is laid. An adjoining 16.9-acre parcel with a seasonal pond is also available.

Property details
The estate grounds below misty mountains
The grounds, looking east
Carved stone jali windows lit at dusk
The details

Nothing here was ordered from a catalogue.

The doors, the pillars, the windows and the furniture were carved by hand in India and carried here. The antiques were collected over years. The stone in the walls came out of the ground you are standing on.

Carved mandala headboard detail
The headboardsCarved mandalas, one to each bed.
Carved pink sandstone pillar on the veranda
The pillarsPink sandstone, carved by hand in India.
The tiered water fountain beside the terrace
The fountainsThree, around the house, fed by captured rain.
The pool at sunset, facing the mountains
The poolLevel with the treetops, facing the mountains, the sunrise and the sunset.

A house like this is not built in a year and a half. It is collected over a lifetime and then built.

Photo gallery

The estate, in light.

Fifty-nine photographs of the land, the house and the wild. Click any picture to open the gallery.

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The pool at golden hour
The great room and terrace
Bedroom with a four-poster bed and window seat
A turquoise-browed motmot
The entry walkway under bougainvillea at dusk
The film

A short film of the land.

Its light, its gardens, and the quiet that runs through it.

The earth is what we all have in common.
Wendell Berry
Plate of gulf fritillary butterflies on porterweed
Gulf fritillary · Dione vanillae · the butterfly garden
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Come and walk it.

For a private tour of the estate, in person or by film, or for the full details of the property, write to us. We answer personally, and promptly.

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Nosara · Guanacaste · Costa Rica