A new wildlife refuge called "el Viejo" as been born in Guanacaste, this proyect objectives are to besides protect the lands of Guanacaste to encourage a more prudent industrial development.

This project also works as a fact that proves that the enviromental awareness in the Costa Rica Real Estate is actually growing.

The environmental awareness and the preservation initiative stand out againts the agribusiness thoughts, these 2000 hectares of fertile land rather than adding to the production of sugar cane, are now an ecological reserve.

What makes this property invaluable for Costa Rica environment is that those 2000 hectares are of dry forest, one of the few who still have warranty to remain intact in the world.

Besides this land protection, the proyect planned the restauration of a mansion built in 1870, among this property owners there are people like the former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza and his Costa Rican counterpart Prospero Fernandez, among others of the Centralamerican political history.

The house became the main focus of a resort that offers birding tours, a canopy certificate as well as the attractions of an organic farm and a mill, the effort to keep the shelter complements the other attractions..

Their electric generation facilities are based on the consumption of bagasse or by solar panels and the movement of visitors is done in electric vehicles.

They only receive 120 visitor per day because they say is not advisable to hit more of what the ecosystem can handle, we know that if we affect the environment, we are killing our business, "concluded the proyect owner".