DescriptionFull Description: Whether you like beauty big or small, exquisite or bold, Santiago Springs has it all. The wide valley teeming with life, dotted with hills and hamlets, diced by roads and rivers, lies just below, all in plain view, and stretches far away to where the distant hills begin. The mountains are spectacular. On our side of the valley, they rise straight up in a mind-expanding array of majestic peaks that seem to present a new vista every morning. Beyond the valley, they form a ring that finally encompasses the whole horizon. Sunlight and shadow constantly play on the dramatic land contours, always highlighting a new perspective. Altogether, these spectacles of beauty create a panorama that is beyond description. You can hear the distant crash of pristine waterfalls. Mountain streams abound, clear and cold clean enough to drink from. Those of finer tastes will be thrilled by the wildflowers, birds, and butterflies. Orchids, impatiens, and bougainvilleas grow wild. Southern Costa Rica has a higher concentration of bird and butterfly species than any other place on earth. Our residences are so near the rainforest that all these are at hand to appreciate at any moment. The climate is comfortable year round, never cold or hot. This is a tropical paradise of beauty waiting to be discovered. Current government programs are pouring millions of dollars of economic stimulus into the southern Costa Rica region. The southern Costa Rica International Airport in Palmar, already with government approval, will be a boom for tourism, and a gateway for the world to come and discover the treasures here that have always been just out of reach. Along with the airport, and also underway, is the huge Diquis Lake and Dam project, near Buenos Aires, which will be the largest hydroelectric project in Central America. The lake will cover 15,000 acres, and will bring an untold positive impact on the economy and investments in the region. Many of our Mountain Homes will have panoramic lake views.