DescriptionFull Description: Spanning across the Western coastal beaches and the dramatic eastern mountains of the Costera highway is the home of the Ballena Project. You can hear the waves crash in the morning, see the toucans at mid-day and watch the whales jump from the ocean surface in the afternoon. The Ballena project is setting new standards in sustainable development and organic building carefully designed to leave a minimal environmental footprint. Located in the Southern Zone of Costa Rica, bordered by the protected oceanic reserve, Ballena National Park, and dense tropical rain forest. Makara is just off the newly paved Costanera Highway, situated 5 minutes from Uvita to the north and Ojochal to the south.