The property is located in the Central Pacific Region within the Puntarenas province and Esparza canton.  It lies two kilometers south of the Hemingway-esque town of Caldera and borders the 5,000 are Garabito Wildlife Reserve to the east and Tivives Mangroves Reserve to the south.

Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose is the main access point for the proposed development.  It is the countrys’ main gateway, receiving 82% of 2011’s tourism by air arrivals.  Travel time from the airport to San Silencio is 45 minutes by a new highway.  The second gateway, the Daniel Ortiz Airport in Liberia, is two hours driving distance.

Other recent infrastructure projects include the improvement of the Costanera highway, which runs south along the Puntarenas coast through Caldera to Quepos and includes construction of a pedestrian corniche along Calderas’ Pacific beach front.

The neighborhood surrounding the property consists of the town of Caldera  two kilometers to the northeast, the city of Puntarenas 12 kilometers to the north, and the Tivives weekend/vacation community (formerly considered the Hamptons of Costa Rica) directly abutting the property to the south.  Jaco and Playa Hermosa, popular tourist towns known for night life, surfing and deep sea fishing charters are a thirty minute drive south.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica’s fourth largest city, is the largest in the Central Pacific. It contains a private airstrip, a cruise homeport and ferry terminals to the Nicoya Peninsula.  In hopes of supporting its struggling tourism, the government has recently completed improvements to its pedestrian corniche and park, roads and other various public spaces.

The small town of Caldera is well removed from the city of Puntarenas and is developed around the mouth of a river / estuary on the Pacific coast.  Caldera’s natural beauty is protected by Costa Rica’s national park system.  The area has been somewhat ignored in the recent mass market focused development cycle that focused on Guanacaste to the north and the Jaco-to-Quepos corridor to the south, and thus offers an understated authentic Latin American charm.

Caldera’s strenght as a destination lies in its unspoiled natural beauty encompassing an expansive and diverse terrain beginning with the dramatic cliffs and beaches of the Pacific coast and transitioning into rain forest, mountain ranges, rivers, waterfalls and mangroves all located in close proximity to the coastline.

A thriving mangrove eco-region, noted for its diverse flora and fauna stretches along the Pacific coast.  Mangroves are part of the Central Pacific conservation areas.  Roughly 20 minutes south of Caldera are two of the more recognized forest reserves that attract many bird watching and whale watching enthusiasts. Carara National Park and the Biological Reserve that encompasses the islands of Guayabo, Negritos and Los Pajaros.

Caldera is also supporting investment in infrastructure and marketing to accommodate the growing tourism demand.  The town already enjoys recognition among the locals as one of the best places in the country for seafood.  Its proximity to the national parks and reserves make it an ideal base camp for eco-tourists.  Caldera’s location in such a lush and unspoiled region of Puntarenas, coupled with the majestic bluffs and steep cliffs provide for some truly breathtaking views of the country’s Pacific Coast.  Costa Rica’s maritime concessions and preservation efforts promise an unspoiled future for the surrounding landscape.