Coast of the Nicoya peninsula, Costa Rica

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Costa Rica: the jungle reaches the sea

June 20, 2026 · 1 min read · Vasto

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Costa Rica decided decades ago that nature is not negotiable. One in four kilometers of the country is protected land, and you notice it as soon as you cross the border.

In Malpaís and Santa Teresa the jungle isn't behind the beach — it reaches the sand. The roads are unpaved, howler monkeys wake up before any alarm, and surfing is part of the schedule, not the brochure.

That's where The Grove and Star Mountain are: lots and a 90-hectare estate bordering Cabo Blanco, the country's first nature reserve.

It's not a place for everyone. It's a place for those looking for exactly that.

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