Coffee Finca with Native Home and Expansive Pacific Ocean View

This working coffee finca (farm) provides the quintessential Costa Rican experience, with privacy and spectacular Pacific Ocean views. The 3-Bedroom, 1-Bath native house is beautifully sited among mature fruit trees with a hillside of shade grown coffee plants. The 160 square meter house sits on just under 1-acre (3,490 square meters) of lushly planted fruit trees. The farm produces 200 lbs. of coffee as well as bananas, guavas, plantains, oranges, and sweet lemons. The native house has antique tile floors. An enclosed entry porch provides dramatic sunset views of the Central Pacific Coast and the Nicoya Peninsula.

The property is at an elevation of 1,188 meters (3,900 feet) where the refreshing breezes and moderate temperatures result in no need for heating or air conditioning and a climate conducive to comfortable living and good health. This is an area noted to have one of the best climates in the world. This home is situated in an agricultural community less than 8 kilometers (5 miles) on the Pan American Highway from the lively Central Valley town of San Ramon. Due to its stunning views and proximity to San Ramon, this community has already become home to a small International community. Like many Costa Ricans and ex-pats, learn the wisdom of vacationing at the beach and living in the mountains.

San Ramon (pop. ~60,000) is one of the larger Central Valley coffee towns set in a picturesque valley enclosed by lush and fertile mountains. Centrally located 45 minutes from the San Jose International Airport and one hour from the Central Pacific beaches, we believe San Ramon provides the best Costa Rica offers. The town is home to a branch of the University of Costa Rica, a major hospital, numerous banks, restaurants, internet cafes, a new 3-cinema movie theatre with stadium seating, yet retains all the charm of traditional Costa Rica with a slow-paced family-centered way of life. The weekly farmer's market features an abundance of locally grown fruits, vegetables, and flowers. (For more San Ramon information, see our San Ramon Guide.) Known as the "city of presidents and poets," San Ramon was home to many of the political and literary leaders of Costa Rica including presidents and architects of the modern Costa Rican state. As some areas of Costa Rica are becoming over-developed, San Ramon is a unique gem just being discovered by an International community craving a real Costa Rican experience. For a more personal view of life in Costa Rica read Steven's Blog.

Owning a hillside of coffee, fruit and a house overlooking the Pacific can change your life in wonderful ways. Properties like this are harder and harder to find and it is certainly our vision of Costa Rica paradise. At this time, the original farmer continues to maintain the property and tend the coffee and a local woman cleans and watches the house.

Purchase Price $96,000