A thoughtful plan for a community built around nature, wellness, compassion, and connection. El Santuario is being developed intentionally and in phases. Our goal is to create a beautiful, sustainable vegan community while maintaining financial discipline and transparency throughout the development process.
The current development concept describes what the founding group is working toward. Exact design, amenities, property size, and infrastructure will depend on the final property selected, along with engineering, permits, and development feasibility.
Beyond building the community, there is the ongoing cost of running it well. The following is our preliminary planning estimate of what it will cost to operate El Santuario each year, and what that means for each household. Figures are annual estimates in US dollars.
$200 – $210
Per villa, per month. Based on the $48,073 annual operating budget shared across the community's 20 villas, and rounded upward to provide a prudent margin.
Preliminary planning estimate only. Not a quote or guaranteed fee. Actual fees will depend on the final property, operating costs, and the number of occupied villas.
El Santuario is not intended to be built all at once. The final development sequence will depend on land acquisition, permitting, financing, engineering, construction costs, and demand, so no construction dates are promised.
The foundation of the community, built first so early residents arrive to a place that already works.
Additional villas constructed as demand develops.
Additional villas or amenities may be developed if appropriate and if demand supports them.
The community will have clear, plainly written rules. They exist to protect the things that make living here worthwhile:
Documents are published here as they are drafted, reviewed, and adopted. Anything still in preparation is marked accordingly.
Working draft for legal review in Costa Rica: name and legal framework, condominium structure and property, ownership and use of units, the ethical vegan commitment, the General Assembly and Board, administration, community fees and reserves, collections, insurance, rentals and transfers, environmental obligations, common facilities, enforcement, records, and amendments.
Draft v0.1 · Available for review
Expectations for living in and using El Santuario, from vegan standards to shared facilities.
Draft v0.1 · Available for review
Principles, standards and enforcement for a vegan community in nature: food and consumer products, companion animals, guests, and the enforcement process.
Draft v0.1 · Available for review
Guidelines intended to preserve the character of the community.
Draft v0.1 · In preparation
Guidelines for the clubhouse, gym, pool, hot tub, court, outdoor kitchen, market, theatre, and walking loop.
Draft v0.1 · In preparation
A preliminary developer's working template for the sale of a villa: parties, property, price, escrow, conditions precedent, construction, closing, and remedies. Prepared for review and adaptation by a qualified Costa Rican real estate lawyer and notary.
Working Template v0.1 · Available for review
Draft lease for renting a villa within the community: term, rent and deposit, utilities and community fees, occupancy, property care, the Ethical Vegan Covenant, companion animals, access and privacy, and termination. Prepared for review by a qualified Costa Rican lawyer.
Draft v0.1 · Available for review
Site layout, villa placement, the loop, and shared amenities.
Concept v0.1 · In preparation
El Santuario is currently a proposed development. All plans, dimensions, amenities, prices, budgets, timelines, infrastructure, and community policies are subject to change and are dependent on land acquisition, engineering, permitting, financing, construction costs, and applicable law. Nothing on this website constitutes an offer to sell real property, a purchase agreement, investment offering, or guarantee of future availability or pricing. Final legal documents and community governance documents will be prepared and reviewed by qualified professionals in Costa Rica.
El Santuario is a community in development. All imagery is conceptual, and pricing, layouts, and timelines are projections that may change.
El Santuario is being created gradually, with the goal of building a community that grows thoughtfully and intentionally.