LLANO GRANDE DE MORA, PURISCAL COSTA RICA

You settle onto the wraparound porch with your own homegrown coffee in hand, embraced by three giant Guanacaste trees and lush tropical gardens. You look up to see San José’s lights sparkling in the distance. Toucans, motmots, parrots, and a hundred other birds work the surrounding fruit trees while you sit back and breathe in Costa Rica’s mountain life. Welcome to GuanaCasa — the country’s best-kept secret, and your new home in paradise.

Tucked into Llano Grande de Mora, just 20 minutes from downtown Santiago de Puriscal, this charming home sits on an expansive 9,008 m² (2.2-acre) property of rolling terrain, manicured gardens, productive fruit trees, and your own small coffee finca — beans you grow, process, and roast right here. It’s a place that offers privacy, fresh mountain air, and a peaceful retreat that feeds you in every sense.

Mango, citrus, and guava off your own trees. Countless flowers spilling through the gardens — and when the coffee blooms, the air fills with a lemon-sweet fragrance that stops you in your tracks. All of it framed by panoramic views across the Central Valley.