“Villa San Martin” lies perched in the cool hills of Escaleras above Dominical

Panoramic Pacific Ocean View over jungle

3 kms from the nearest beaches, Access – ONLY BY 4×4 Vehicle No neighours in sight … Ideal for skinny dipping No disturbance from traffic noise on the main road with its trucks, or crashing Pacific waves No malaria tablets required in this area Bienvenido to Total Privacy

 

Dominical, our little surf-beach town,  10 minutes  down the mountain, then 5 minutes North on  the main Costa-Nera highway, has not changed much in 14  years. There are International restaurants,  local sodas, bars, cafes, ice cream store, souvenir shops, surf stores,  small supermarkets, grocery and liquor stores.  A bank  with ATM,   post office facilities, car rentals, estate agents. Courses for : surfing, scuba, Spanish, yoga, weaving and music.

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But above all, Playa Dominical is known for its surfing.

Uvita 10 minutes to the South. Once a sleepy hamlet, is now becoming one of the fastest growing areas in the  canton of Osa with 2 supermarkets,  banks, vet , 2 medical centres, pharmacies, car repair garage, internet facilities, Italian delicatessen, pool shop, house hold equipment store, interior decorating boutique and restaurants.

The Uvita  Information Center  offers :  Car hire, airport transfers, DHL and UPS services. Tours, Scuba diving ,  canoeing, zip lining as well as hotel reservations  can all be organized.

The Uvita’s Farmers Market, on Saturday morning, takes over the covered multipurpose sports field. Always a fun place to meet the  locals, choose different food stuffs, buy organic.

Above the Vet, is DAWG, the dog rescue lady and her lending library. All funds go towards castrating and emergency medical help for abandoned  and maltreated dogs and cats, all up for adoption.

COME ENJOY ONE OF THE LAST “REASONABLY” UNSPOILED PLACES IN THE WORLD.

Chill out over the jungle, watching the sun rise over the Osa Peninsula, the Whales tail swimming beach and Caño island.