The Clubhouse
A 450 m2 shared building with gym, dining hall, kitchen, theatre, library, yoga studio, and market.
El Santuario
Southern Costa Rica · Proposed Vegan Communityhello@elsantuario.cr
Coming soon to southern Costa Rica
El Santuario: A Vegan Community in Nature
Discover a vegan lifestyle with exceptional community amenities, serene villas, and meaningful friendships.
The Vision
A Community Designed Around Living Well
El Santuario is being created for people who want a richer, more connected life: prioritizing wellness, growing food, sharing incredible plant-powered meals, enjoying nature, and building genuine friendships with compassionate people.
Private villas. Shared amenities. One vegan community.
El Santuario is a community in development. All imagery is conceptual, and pricing, layouts, and timelines are projections that may change.
The Sanctuary Loop
A meandering walking loop, the heart of the community.
The loop connects all of El Santuario. It connects every home to the clubhouse, the greenhouse, the tennis court and the orchards, and it gives the community a shared wellness in walking in nature.
Half a kilometer
A gentle loop that circles the community, easy to walk several times a day.
Homes along the edge
Every villa is privately situated and accessed from the loop, nestled in nature.
Amenities of Wellness
Community clubhouse, dipping pool and hot tub, tennis court and greenhouse, all within walking distance.
No through traffic
Vehicles stay at the perimeter entrance. The community belongs to people.
Shared Amenities
Community connections, generously shared spaces.
Plant-Based Dining
A communal dining hall and professional kitchen where meals are prepared and shared.
Pool and Hot Tub
A dipping pool, hot tub, and sun deck beside the clubhouse terrace.
Gardens and Greenhouse
Organic gardens and a greenhouse growing produce and herbs for the community.
The Homes
Three proposed floor plans, built for the tropics.
Sloped metal roofs, deep overhangs, natural wood, and wide openings for cross ventilation. Simple, durable, and quiet.
Garden Villa
1 bedroom · approx. 60 m2
Estimated from the mid $100,000s
Mountain Villa
2 bedrooms · approx. 95 m2
Estimated from the high $100,000s
Sanctuary Villa
3 bedrooms · approx. 140 m2
Estimated from the low $200,000s
Sustainability
Light on the land, by design.
The plan treats the property as habitat first and a neighborhood second. These are the commitments guiding the design work now.
- Solar power planned for the clubhouse and common areas
- Rainwater capture and low-flow fixtures throughout
- Composting and community-wide waste reduction
- Organic gardens, greenhouse, and fruit orchards on site
- Native and edible landscaping instead of lawn
- Construction that keeps mature trees and natural drainage
The Setting
Mountains behind, the Pacific below.
Southern Costa Rica, within reach of beaches, waterfalls, weekly farmers markets, and small towns, and surrounded by some of the most biodiverse forest in the country.
About the locationPhased Development
Built in stages, with founding members involved from the start.
Phase One
Land and design
Site planning, road and loop layout, utilities design, and the first villa drawings.
Phase Two
Clubhouse and first homes
Construction of the 450 m2 clubhouse, pool area, and the first group of villas.
Phase Three
Gardens and courts
Greenhouse, organic gardens, orchards, tennis and pickleball court, and outdoor kitchen.
Phase Four
Community at full size
Remaining villas completed and the founding residents fully moved in.