The main road that links Malpaís with Santa Teresa was the area’s main street, with shops, markets, and stores.Īfter a few hours of walking on the beach and talking to people in the village, I got a sense of the vibe. We first explored Malpaís, a laid-back small village with a rocky shore of bizarre volcanic formations and a jungle forest reaching the shore. Without ostentatious luxury, its sparse buildings were immersed in a tropical garden surrounded by dense jungle. The hotel we stayed at provided a sense of idyllic peacefulness. Occasionally we would see a herd of cows grazing on the rolling hills. The path to our destination was an unpaved, bumpy road through the countryside of small farms and ranches.
We drove to Puntarenas to board the ferry which would take us to Paquera, a 1½ -hour ride surrounded by a view of islands and the sinuous coast of the Nicoya Peninsula. Our next destination was Malpaís, on the northern side of the Nicoya Gulf. Our company was birds chirping, iguanas sunbathing, and monkeys swinging between the branches. Following a hike through the jungle, with toucans and sloths, we reached a beach that made me feel like a Spanish conquistador stepping on the soil of the Americas for the first time. The next morning, we were the first visitors of the day to enter the Park.
In other words, a meaningful message for a future based on alternative values to a consumption-based society.Īfter spending a few hours exploring La Ecovilla, Gabby navigated the one-lane Route 34 road through a tropical storm to our next stop, adjacent to the Manuel Antonio National Park’s entrance. When it opened, it felt like entering another planet: Organic Architecture-inspired homes, home grown food, and community areas geared towards creating a harmonious life with nature. After climbing a rugged road carved from stone, surrounded by jungle-like vegetation, we found a nicely designed gate in the middle of nowhere. They focus on permaculture, not just as a source of food, but also as a tool for education.įinding La Ecovilla was not easy since the streets do not have names, and no signs were pointing us in the right direction. Our first stop was at La Ecovilla, a community of forty families from different countries, thirty of which having school-aged children. They built Rio Perdido, an award-winning project, which was one of the highlights of our trip. The Father and son duo become sustainability-conscious developers of resorts in Costa Rica.
Gabriel is the son of my old friend Efraim Saragovia, with whom I studied architecture at Israel’s Technion, and now lives in Florida. Gabby created the initial itinerary after consulting with Gabriel Saragovia, who lives in Costa Rica. Our trip was a 1,000+ km long drive nine-day vacation on a moderate budget, which we planned to combine between nature, permaculture, and architecture. The 25-minute documentary presented here tells much more than I may describe in writing, so consider this blog complementary to the film. Costa Rica offers a model worth studying carefully. For the planet to survive and thrive, we must collectively change our mindset. As it impacts the minds of billions of people since post-WW-II, the American Dream has reached a dead-end. Why? To raise awareness for the urgency of the need for a change in lifestyle as needed today.Ĭovid-19 has globally brought us to a turning point. Although I had initially planned to make a visual memoir as my 100th documentary, I ultimately decided to dedicate this occasion to our family experience in Costa Rica six years ago. “¡Pura Vida!” is a phrase used daily in Costa Rica, which means “pure life” or “simple life.” It is not a slogan it is a lifestyle, a way of being.
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