, To visit the property, drive through the town of Nicoya and keep your eye out for these buildings about 20 minutes outside of town (south) on the road to Samara or about 27 kilometers distance. This small cluster of buildings is the pueblo described as “Maquenco” on most maps. Maquenco is also about 6 kilometers north of the last petro station in the area near the Y heading to Samara or Nosara.

Look for these buildings in the picture to the left. There is a sign that says Maquenco but it is very small. You should be able to see our sign off the main road at the Maquenco turn off. Turn onto the dirt road and head right up into the hills about 4.5 kilometers. This is year around road and should be good even if it is raining. As you enter this road, there is a church on the left and a clinic on the right.

Note: When visiting, it is best to arrange a meeting time with our project manager Patrick Kelly: Phone: US 001.484.213.5345 Eastern | CR 011.506.830.6222 alanbenner@fincalasbrisas.org raycoker@fincalasbrisas.org patrickkelly@fincalasbrisas.org

 

As you up the road you will eventually come to a small blue building on your right, with a sloping soccer field in front of the building. This is the local school for about 10 kids. Alberto the school teacher’s house is just down a bit to the right. Do not turn right, just stay straight ahead. (If you turn right the year round road ends in front of the school and you then enter a dry-season road we put in going up the mountain to Zaragoza and over to Nosara. This road has just been improved a bit by the municipality but it is closed during the rainy season.) So, keep to the left after you pass the school, and you will see a corral and then you will immediately see a pretty nice road to the right behind a steel brown cattle gate. This is the road to go down. (Note: please be sure to close all gates behind you.)

If you look down this road it looks like the picture above.

You will pass a house on the left as you enter the wooded area. This is the home of Senior Morales who we purchased the easement.

Follow this road to the property, about 1.5 kilometers. It is not a straight road but winds through the woods and across pasture land. 

Once you break out of the woods to pasture, keep the fence on the left and head straight across the pasture through a second gate.

Continue to the small parking area. Once at the parking area you have already been on the finca for 200 meters. The picture above shows the parking area and community center.